Holkar Cricket Stadium
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| Location | Indore,  India |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Owner | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association |
| Operator | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association |
| Tenants | Madhya Pradesh cricket team Kochi Tuskers Kerala |
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| First ODI | 15 April 2006: India v England |
| Last ODI | 8 December 2011: India v West Indies |
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Holkar Cricket Stadium (Hindi: होलकर क्रिकेट स्टेडियम) is located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It was earlier named Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, but in 2010, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association renamed it after the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas that ruled Indore.[1] It has a seating capacity of around 30,000 spectators. It is also equipped with flood lights for night matches.[2]Virender Sehwag recorded the highest ODI score of 219 at this ground.[3]Gwalior's Roop Singh Stadium is a bit smaller than Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium.[4]
The ground stages the majority of Madhya Pradesh's home matches in the Ranji Trophy.
History
The credit for giving land for the stadium goes to the royal 'Maratha' clan - Holkar's, 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 Holkar Cricket 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, Indore.
Virender Sehwag made the highest runs in the limited over of cricket 219 here on 8 December 2011 against west Indies.
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 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.
ODI Matches held
| 15 April 2006 Scorecard |
India 289/3 (49.1 overs) |
v |  England288 (50 overs) |
India won by 7 wickets Umpires: AV Jayaprakash (India) and RE Koertzen (South Africa) Player of the match: S Sreesanth (India) |
| Robin Uthappa 86 (96) Kabir Ali 1/47 (8 overs) |
Kevin Pietersen 64 (56) S Sreesanth 6/55 (10 overs) |
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| 17 November 2008 Scorecard |
India 292/9 (50 overs) |
v | England 238 (47 overs) |
India won by 54 runs Umpires: AM Saheba (India) and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (India) |
| Yuvraj Singh 118 (122) SCJ Broad 4/55 (10 overs) |
OA Shah 58 (78) Yuvraj Singh 4/28 (10 overs) |
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| 8 December 2011 | India 418/5 (50 overs) |
v |  West Indies265/10 (49.2 overs) |
India won by 153 runs Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ), S Ravi (IND) Player of the match: Virendra Sehwag (India) |
| Virendra Sehwag 219 (149) | Denesh Ramdin 96 | |||
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Indian Premier League
The Holkar Cricket Stadium hosted its first ever IPL match on 13 May 2011.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi was 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, Indore.
| 13 May 2011 Scorecard |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 178/7 (20 overs) |
v | Kings XI Punjab 181/4 (18.5 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets Umpires: Sudhir Asnani (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Kings XI Punjab) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 76 (52) Bipul Sharma 2/32 (4 overs) |
Dinesh Karthik 69 (33) R. P. Singh 4/25 (4 overs) |
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| 15 May 2011 Scorecard |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 98/2 (7.2 overs) |
v | Rajasthan Royals 97/10 (18.3 overs) |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 8 wickets. Umpires: PR Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Kochi Tuskers Kerala) |
| AL Menaria 31 (28) Brad Hodge 33* (17) |
Brad Hodge 4/13 (4 overs) ND Doshi 1/15 (1.2 overs) |
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References
- ^ "Usha Raje is now Holkar cricket stadium". Dainik Bhaskar Online Edition, dated 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ http://www.itsonlycricket.com/photos/maharani-usha-raje-cricket-stadium-indore
- ^ "Virender Sehwag scores a double century, breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record". Cricket Country. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/double-century-sachin-tendulkar-vs-virender-sehwag/1/163725.html
