CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The cricket stadium encompassing the capital’s famous Ferozeshah Kotla Ground will be named after former Union minister Arun Jaitley , who died on Saturday, in recognition of his contribution to the game as an administrator of the sport.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Arun Jaitley Stadium is a cricket stadium owned and operated the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) and located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has decided to rename the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium after the cricket body’s former president. The stadium was named after the Sultan of Delhi, Firoze Shah Tughlaq since it was built in 1883.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kohli, who was born in Delhi and spent his formative years playing cricket there, was on Thursday, 12 September, honoured with the naming of a pavilion stand after him at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is the smallest cricket stadium in India.