Arun Jaitley

Despite a thick blanket cover over the national capital, the BCCI has not taken a decision to call off first T20I match between India and Bangladesh slated to be played later today at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, a report said.

Amid growing concerns of air pollution in Delhi, Bangladesh players were seen practicing on the ground with pollution masks on their faces at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has announced that the Feroz Shah Kotla cricket stadium will be named after late Arun Jaitley. He died on August 24 after prolonged illness. The decision was taken to honour Jaitley who served as DDCA's president from 1999 to 2013.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was travelling to France, Bahrain, and the UAE when he had received the information about sad demise of the former finance minister. Arun Jaitley's family had reportedly requested Prime Minister Modi to continue his visit.

His body, wrapped in tri-colour, was brought to Nigambodh Ghat in a flower-decked gun carriage from the BJP headquarters, where a score of leaders paid their last tribute.

Earlier on Sunday morning, senior Congress leader Motilal Vohra, NCP leaders Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel, RLD leader Ajit Singh and former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu arrived at Jaitley’s residence to pay their last respects.

"Arun Jaitley Ji was a political giant, towering intellectual and legal luminary. He was an articulate leader who made a lasting contribution to India. His passing away is very saddening. Spoke to his wife Sangeeta Ji as well as son Rohan, and expressed condolences. Om Shanti," PM Modi tweeted.

"It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri Arun Jaitley... Shri Arun Jaitley was admitted in AIIMS, New Delhi on 09/08/2019 and was treated by a multidisciplinary team of senior doctors," said AIIMS in a statement.

66-year-old Arun Jaitley was admitted after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness. A multidisciplinary team of doctors is supervising his treatment at the cardio-neuro centre, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

"The doctors informed the Vice President that Shri Jaitley is responding to the treatment and his condition is stable. The Vice President also met Shri Jaitley's family members who were present," the Vice President's office tweeted this morning.