Feroz Shah Kotla - Venue ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

feroz shah kotla cricket world cup match venue 2011
Day Night Cricket Match in Action at "Kotla"
The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C. rises from the palace's crumbling remains, one of many pillars left by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka; it was moved from Ambala, Punjab and re-erected in its current location in 1356.

On 27 December 2009, an ODI match between India and Sri Lanka was called off because pitch conditions were classed as unfit to host a match. Based on match referee's report of the match, Kotla, which is scheduled to stage four World Cup matches in 2011, faced strict sanction ranging from a fine to a ban of 12 to 24 months. More than 14 months ban would have meant Kotla's exclusion from 2011 Cricket World Cup. But the ICC decided to ban Kotla for only 12 months, and as a result of that Kotla continues to be one of the venues for 2011 Cricket World Cup.

anil kumble 10 wickets at feroz shah kotla, 2011 icc cricket world cup venue
Anil Kumble after 10 wickets

The Feroz Shah Kotla was established as a cricket ground in 1883. The first Test match at this venue was played on November 10, 1948 when India took on the West Indies. Anil Kumble took 10 wickets in an inning on this ground in 1999, only the second time this feat has been achieved in test cricket. It is owned and operated by the DDCA (Delhi District Cricket Association). Since 2008 the stadium has been the home venue of the Delhi DareDevils of the Indian Premier League.The stadium was designed by renowed architect and conservationist Mr Danish Siddiqui & Naval Khanna.
Few Statistics about Kotla:


  1. Most Successful Team : India - 10 wins.
  2. Highest Innings Score : 644/8 by West Indies on February 6, 1959 - India drew with West Indies.
  3. Lowest Innings Score : 75 all out by West Indies on November 25, 1987 - India beat West Indies by 5 wickets.
  4. Wins Batting First : 5.
  5. Wins Batting Last : 12.
  6. Average Innings Score : 288
  7. Most Prolific Batsman : Dilip Vengsarkar (671 runs).
  8. Highest Individual Score : 230* by Bert Sutcliffe v India on December 16, 1955 - India drew with New Zealand.
  9. Most Successful Bowler : Anil Kumble (58 wickets).
(Information from Wikipedia)

Total four number of matches have been planned at Kolta as per the ICC Cricket World Cup Match Schedule.
  1. 7th Match, Group B - South Africa v West Indies, 25 February 2011
  2. 13th Match, Group B - Netherlands v West Indies, 28 February 2011
  3. 23rd Match, Group A - Canada v Kenya, 7 March 2011
  4. 25th Match, Group B - India v Netherlands, 9 March 2011
Amazing prize money of ICC Cricket World cup is the topic of all the cricket experts these days, but good thing is that there are plenty of cricket warm-up matches to make every team let know the conditions.   If you are interested to watch the matches from your favorite venue and want to you have to book the online tickets for cricket world cup till they are available.

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