Delhi Capitals and DDCA to work together in upgradation of Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi- Report

Delhi to host five World Cup 2023 matches including India vs Afghanistan on October 11.

The Delhi and District Cricket Association's (DDCA) has reportedly entered into a first-of-a-kind agreement with IPL franchise Delhi Capitals to look after the maintenance and upgrade of the Arun Jaitley stadium, previously known as Ferozshah Kotla.

As per reports, the DC management is taking a huge interest in helping the DDCA look after the stadium and plan the upgrade of the facilities. Top officials from the Delhi Capitals management, including co-owner Parth Jindal, met DDCA president Rohan Jaitley and directors a couple of weeks ago to discuss the same.

It will be a huge boost for the DDCA as it has to upgrade various things in the stadium with it being one of the venues that will host matches of the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023.

Times of India reported, that the initial talks have been around Capitals agreeing to spend approximately Rs 75 crore. This will be beside the Rs 50 crore that DDCA is supposed to get from the BCCI for stadium upgradation in the run-up to the World Cup.

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"There have been discussions to set up two classy hospitality boxes in the stadium. The idea is to set up temporary boxes by the World Cup and finish the project by the next IPL. The stadium has received many complaints with regard to crowd experience during matches. DDCA and Capitals have put that as a priority," a source told TOI.

"Football stadiums in Europe are managed by corporates to maintain facilities for their club teams. This move will be somewhat in that direction. Now with the Women's Premier League set to be played in the home-and-away format, Capitals will need the stadium for more than just two months of IPL," the source added.

Also, DC director of cricket and former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has reportedly taken keen interest in getting the ground in shape for IPL and international matches.

"The pitches at the stadium often get tired by the time IPL comes with the sheer volume of matches played. DDCA doesn't have another ground and it has to organize men's and women's camps at the stadium besides organizing matches. The Capitals management will be coordinating with DDCA to manage the load on the stadium in the future," the source said.

Delhi will host some big matches in the World Cup 2023 including the India v Afghanistan match on October 11 and two matches involving Sri Lanka- against South Africa on October 7 and versus Bangladesh on November 6^th.

(Times of India report)