The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has recently decided to name one stand of the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground after the Indian captain Virat Kohli.
On his 11th anniversary of international cricket career, Kohli has received this news. Delhi boy Virat Kohli is known one of the greatest batsmen in international cricket history. At present, he is the no.1-ranked Test and ODI batsman due to his amazing consistent performances.
Earlier, two Delhi cricketers Bishan Singh Bedi and Mohinder Amarnath have been felicitated with the stands name on this venue. However, both earned it after their retirement from cricket. Meanwhile, Kohli is earning it as an active cricketer.
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The 30-year-old Virat Kohli will be now the youngest active cricketer to have a stand-name in the cricket stadium.
DDCA President Rajat Sharma has happily announced, “Virat Kohli’s outstanding contribution to world cricket has done DDCA proud. We are happy to honour him for achieving certain milestones and unbeatable captaincy record.
“Feroz Shah Kotla would be equally proud because Virat played here as a teenager before joining the other legends in the Hall of Fame. To cherish these memories, DDCA wanted to dedicate a stand in his name. I’m sure the ‘Virat Kohli Stand’ will be a source of inspiration for Delhi’s young cricketers.”
Virat Kohli’s 243 is the best knock in a Test innings at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
Virat Kohli is currently holding the record of the highest individual score in a Test innings at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground. In December 2017, Indian captain Kohli scored 243 runs off 287 balls against Sri Lanka. Breaking the previous record of the Kiwi batsman Bert Sutcliffe’s 230*, Kohli’s 243 is now the new record on this venue.
After making his international cricket debut on 18th August 2019, Kohli has played 77 Tests, 239 ODIs and 70 T20Is. The right-handed batsman has scored 6,613 Test runs (average 53.76), 11,520 ODI runs (average 60.31) and 2,369 T20I runs (average 49.35). In international cricket history, Kohli is the third-most run-scorer for India.
While Kohli has scored 25 Test centuries, he has also scored the second-most ODI centuries which is 43.
In his 11 years long international career, Kohli has broken many reputed international records and soon will break many others.
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Kohli has also a great record as an Indian captain. As an Indian captain, Kohli is the most run-scorer in Test cricket and second most run-scorer in international cricket.
Rajat Sharma also praised the other Delhi players who are representing the national team
DDCA President also praised the other Delhi players who are currently playing well in international cricket.
Rajat Sharma added, “We are also delighted that Team India is not only led by a Delhi player but it also has a opening batsman (Shikhar Dhawan), a wicket keeper (Rishabh Pant) and a lead bowler (Ishant Sharma). It’s a matter of pride for DDCA to felicitate the entire national cricket team and coach Ravi Shastri at a spectacular function in Delhi.”
On 12th September, the DDCA will felicitate the India national cricket team members at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. On this occasion, the DDCA is likely to inaugurate the Virat Kohli Stand.