The team, which reached Mumbai at 10.20am IST, was flown to Delhi in a special Kingfisher Airlines chartered flight where they will be felicitated at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
The Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) named Gate 2 of the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi as the 'Virender Sehwag Gate'.
With the Delhi high court clearing the decks for the fourth and final Test between India and South Africa to be staged at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi & District Cricket Association vice-president Chetan Chauhan declared on Thursday his association will "organise a good game", come December 3.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 37 in IPL 12: Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab.
DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda, the only active office-bearer in the absence of president and secretary, has given instruction to shut down Kotla till further notice as multiple employees will now have to go for quarantine and contact tracing needs to be done.
The Delhi batsman recently became the most successful India captain in Test cricket, surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The IPL, which was indefinitely suspended on Tuesday, had bookies plugging an accredited cleaner at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground for doing 'pitch-siding' which helps ball-to-ball betting.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 34 in IPL 12: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians.
Kohli said: "It is more special. It is happening at the same time as the stadium being named after Arun Jaitley Ji."
Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan believes that the Indian batsmen would need to score the bulk of runs for Delhi Capitals to harbour hopes of winning the Indian Premier League.
England beat Afghanistan by 15 runs in a World Twenty20 Group One match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Wednesday to keep alive their semi-finals hopes.
The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association on Tuesday withdrew its plea from Delhi high court seeking occupancy certificate from South Delhi Municipal Corporation to hold World T20 matches at the Feroz Shah Kotla grounds in New Delhi after the SDMC said it wants the DDCA to pay Rs. 50 lakh and complete all formalities in 20 days.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 5 in IPL 12: Delhi Capitals versus Chennai Super Kings.
There is an intimate link between cricket and politics.
The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) has decided to move court to get requisite compliance certificates which are mandatory for hosting the T20 International against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla on February 12.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 16 in IPL 12: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Delhi Capitals mentor Kevin Pietersen believes that KL Rahul is the best option to bat at number four and keep wickets for India in the next T20 World Cup.
Former India opener and DDCA vice-president Chetan Chauhan made it clear that the state association will be preparing the tracks at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground "without any interference" from the Delhi Daredevils for its home matches in IPL-8.
Navigating their way through extreme pressure moments in their tournament opener, India will be eyeing a perfect game against a sprightly Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup match in Delhi on Wednesday.
South Africa's warm-up game for the Twenty20 leg of their India tour has been shifted from Feroz Shah Kotla to the Palam ground with DDCA expressing their inability to host the match.
All eyes were on Virat Kohli during the team's two-and-half-hour training session on the eve of the second One-Day International between India and the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi, on Friday.
DDCA official said that neither did Ponting speak to any of the groundsmen, nor was he promised a fast track.
Relieved after the Delhi high court's direction to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to issue a provisional occupancy certificate, required to stage the fourth Test between India and South Africa, Delhi and District Cricket Association vice-president Chetan Chauhan welcomed the appointment of Justice Mukul Mudgal to oversee the affairs of the match at Feroz Shah Kotla.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to give a day's extension to the beleaguered Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), whose officials are set to meet LG Najeeb Jung and urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu regarding the requisite permissions for T20 Internationals against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla on February 12.
When South African team entered the Feroz Shah Kotla arena on Tuesday, all eyes were on Dale Steyn but the pace spearhead skipped the net session, indicating that he has still not recovered from the groin injury he had sustained during the first Test against India in Mohali.
Virat Kohli, struggling for form, will be playing in Delhi's last league game against Railways at the Kotla from January 30.
Spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has threatened to take legal action against the DDCA if his name is not removed from a spectators' stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi with immediate effect.
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Statistical highlights from the first day's play in the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
Sachin Tendulkar was not left behind as he too, recalled the days when Brian Lara would literally toy with the opposition bowling, saying the opposition bowlers would be left thinking which was the best place to land the ball while bowling to the left-hander.
India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan looked visibly upset, venting out his anger on reserved opener KL Rahul on day 3 of the 4th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi. Birthday boy Dhawan played an important hand before lunch. The incident unfolded when Dhawan was hit on the forearm by a rising delivery from Imran Tahir.
The 'war room' has been running since 2008, and all the important party meetings were held there.
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Shane Watson will miss his team's opening Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils to be played at the Feroze Shah Kotla in New Delhi, on Saturday.
India's quest for a historic clean sweep started on a good note as the host spinners continued their dominance over Australia to take the honours on the opening day of the fourth and final Test in New Delhi on Friday.
Images from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Sunday
The BCCI will felicitate the recently-retired Virender Sehwag at his home ground Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday before the start of the fourth Test match between India and South Africa.
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Exuberant fans were stunned into silence at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium when Sachin Tendulkar once again missed out on his 100th international ton, on the fourth day of the first Test against the West Indies in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi has been approved to be re-instated as an international venue from January 1, 2011 after being suspended last year following a pitch fiasco.
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