Holkar Stadium
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| Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh | ||||
| Establishment | 1990 | ||||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||||
| Owner | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association | ||||
| Operator | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association | ||||
| Tenants | Madhya Pradesh cricket team | ||||
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| First ODI | 15 April 2006: India v England | ||||
| Last ODI | 14 October 2015: India v South Africa | ||||
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Holkar Cricket Stadium (Hindi: होलकर क्रिकेट मैदान) is located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It was earlier known as Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground. But in 2010, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association renamed it after the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas that ruled Indore.[2]
It has a seating capacity of around 30,000 spectators. It is also equipped with flood lights for night matches.[3] Virender Sehwag recorded the second highest ODI score of 219 at this ground.[4] Gwalior's Roop Singh Stadium is a bit smaller than Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium.[5] However, capacity of Roop Singh Stadium is more than Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium.
The ground stages the majority of Madhya Pradesh cricket team's home matches in the Ranji Trophy. The stadium was selected one of the six new Test venue in India.
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History
The credit for giving land for the stadium goes to the royal 'Maratha' clan - Holkar's of the Maratha Confederacy, who encouraged and pioneered cricket in this part of the country. Holkar cricket team appeared in ten Ranji Trophy season's, reaching the final eight times and winning the title four times.
It is on the some part of this ground that an older stadium was present where the Holkar's cricket team won its three Ranji Trophy titles, in late 40's and early 50's. In this sense, some part of this stadium has seen greats like C.K. Nayudu and Mushtaq Ali playing for Ranji Trophy.
The stadium has hosted three One Day Internationals, two of them between India and England. The first was staged on 15 April 2006, India successfully chasing 289 to complete a 5-0 series win in what was a dead rubber. Its second international match came two and a half years later when England next toured, India again winning.
The Stadium hosted its first ever IPL match on 13 May 2011. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi is the home venue for the Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers Kerala and officially hosted 5 home-matches of the franchise. The remaining 2 home matches were played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Virender Sehwag made the second highest runs in the limited over of cricket 219 here on 8 December 2011 against West Indies cricket team.
In November 2015, the stadium was selected one of the six new Test venue along with Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in India.[6]
Ground Profile
It is currently used mainly for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 2003 and has a capacity of 30,000 seats. It has floodlight facilities to host a D/N match and has one of the best draining facility in India. The stadium has hosted 4 ODI matches, out which all 4 were won by India and hence considered as a lucky stadium for Team India.
Naming of various landmarks around the stadium
In 2011, a committee was formed to decide the naming of Pavilion, Dressing Rooms and Stands/Galleries around the stadium. This committee had Surya Prakash Chaturvedi as the chairman. As per the recommendations of the committee following landmarks have been named :
- Pavilion's named after Col. C.K. Nayudu (India's First Test Captain) and Capt. Mushtaq Ali (First Asian batsman to score a century).
- Dressing Room's named after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Born in Bhopal) and Rahul Dravid (Born in Indore).
- Stadium Gates named after former International cricketers from this part of the country, who are Narendra Hirwani, Amay Khurasia and Rajesh Chauhan.
- One of the two galleries contains Stands named after great's of Indian cricket like Vijay Hazare, Ajit Wadekar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble. The other gallery contains stands named after greats of Holkar era like J. N. Bhaya, M. M. Jagdale, Khandu Rangnekar, Hiralal Gaekwad, Chandu Sarwate and C. S. Nayudu. This combination of current and former cricketers named opposite to each other is unique in itself and not been seen elsewhere.
One Day International Hosted
The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
 England |
India |
By 7 Wickets | 2006 | Sreesanth 6/55 |
| India |
England |
India |
By 53 Runs | 2008 | Yuvraj Singh 118 (122) & 4/28 |
| India |
 West Indies |
India |
By 153 Runs | 2011 | India 418/5; Sehwag 219 (149) |
| India |
 South Africa |
India |
By 22 runs | 2015 | MS Dhoni 92*(86) |
Indian Premier League
The Holkar Cricket Stadium hosted its first ever IPL match on May 13, 2011.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi was the home venue for the Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers Kerala and officially hosted five home matches of the franchise. The remaining two home matches were played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.
The stadium has hosted following Indian Premier League matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab | By 6 Wickets | 2011 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Rajasthan Royals | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | By 8 wickets | 2011 |
See also
- Yeshwant Club, Indore
- Daly College, Indore
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