'Capital city ki stadium aur lagti hai tier 5 ki sasti stadium' - Fans react as Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium set to get renovated for ODI World Cup 2023

ODI World Cup 2023 is set to commence on the 5^th of October later this year in India. The tournament will kick off with the inaugural match between the defending champions England and the 2019 World Cup runners-up New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The 13^th edition of the ODI World Cup will be played entirely in India across all the corners of the country.

Meanwhile, the Arun Jaitley Stadium of Delhi is set to get renovated, considering the preparations for the prestigious cricket tournament. The media reports have suggested that the expenses of the stadium’s renovation will be around INR 20 to 25 crores.

Subsequently, this news drew a lot of trolling from cricket fans about the management and infrastructure of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Some fans called it "a tier 5 city stadium" despite it being located in the capital city of India.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Yar delhi ka stadium to world class hona chaie ..capital city ki stadium aur lagti hai tier 5 ki sasti stadium

— Rizwee Suleman (@Rizwee_suleman1) June 28, 2023

Renovation nahi iska Reconstruction karoo
Renovation se iska kuch nhi hone wala.

— Manish (@Manish34979121) June 28, 2023

Glad they finally decided renovate this stadium. They should get rid if that pan Bahar section.😆

— Srikanth Dhulipala (@SrikanthDhul26) June 28, 2023

Still it will look ugly 😭 @volklub @satwindersarai

— Harpreet Singh 🎭🎭🎭 (@sourcezy) June 28, 2023

20-25 crore mein kya hota hai? 1500-2000 kursiyaan ayengi Politicians ke indoor lounge ke liye with some spa facilities.

— Sunderdeep - Volklub (@volklub) June 28, 2023

It is worst stadium of India. Pathetic infrastructure and look. many good stadiums like VCA Nagpur, Mohali stadium,Raipur,Indore stadium will not host ODI 24 WC.

— Prajwal Joshi (@prajwaljoshi92) June 28, 2023

Isn't it too late for a renovation or only the ground is getting renovated like in other venues??

— DJ_Here (@DJHere5) June 28, 2023

This Delhi stadium is One of the ugliest stadiums in the world .Need whole stadium renovation

— Rsv Sathish (@rsvsathish) June 28, 2023

All those crores will be going directly into administrators pockets... Can guarantee that we will be seeing the same stadium with same Pan Masala pavilion.

— Unni K B (@Unnikb10) June 28, 2023

Zaruri hai bhai, ye paan gutka adv. wala stands to bahut hi wahiyaat lagta hai! pic.twitter.com/C84bIlB41Q

— Abhinav Singh (@ProteinEnforcer) June 28, 2023

Kitna hi renovate kar wa lo hoarding to pan bahar ke hi lagne wale hai 😭

— Bateman (@baldaati) June 28, 2023

Pura tod ke bna do yaar isko fuddu stadium h ye bilkil

— ketan chauhan (@Ketanchauhan07) June 28, 2023

Park banado bhai iska

— Harshit Sharma (@Sharmajikaputtr) June 28, 2023

Notably, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi will be hosting five matches of the ODI World Cup 2023, including one match of the host, India, against Afghanistan.

Here’s a look at the fixtures to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi:

South Africa vs Qualifier 2 – Saturday, 7^th of October,

India vs Afghanistan – Wednesday, 11^th of October,

England vs Afghanistan – Saturday, 14^th of October,

Australia vs Qualifier 1 – Wednesday, 25^th of October, and

Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 – Monday, 6^th of November.

Currently, the qualifiers for the main edition of the ODI World Cup 2023 are underway as six teams have qualified for the super six stages of the CWC Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. The qualified teams in the super six stage include Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Scotland, Netherlands, West Indies, and Oman.

Since the inception of the ODI World Cup 48 years back in the year 1975, it is the third edition of the tournament which is being hosted by India. Apart from that, it will be the first edition which will be hosted entirely by India.