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{{short description|Cricket stadium}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_nam
| image = File:Maharani_Usha_Raje_Cricket_Stadium_Indore_-_panoramio.jpg
| nickname =
| former_name = Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground
| country = {{flag|India}}
| location = Race Course Road, [[Indore]], [[India]]
| establishment = 1990
| demolished =
| last used =
| seating_capacity = 30,000
| owner = [[Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association]]
| architect =
| contractor =
| operator = Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
| Flood Lights = Yes
| tenants = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team]]
| end1 =
| end2 =
| year1 = 1990–present
| club1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team]]
| year2 = 2017–present
| club2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| international = true
| firsttestdate = 8–11 October
| firsttestyear = 2016
| firsttesthome = India
| firsttestaway = New Zealand
| lasttestdate = 14–16 November
| lasttestyear = 2019
| lasttesthome = India
| lasttestaway = Bangladesh
| firstodidate = 15 April
| firstodiyear = 2006
| firstodihome = India
| firstodiaway = England
| lastodidate = 24 September
| lastodiyear = 2017
| lastodihome = India
| lastodiaway = Australia
| firstt20idate = 22 December
| firstt20iyear = 2017
| firstt20ihome = India
| firstt20iaway = Sri Lanka
| lastt20idate = 7 January
| lastt20iyear = 2020
| lastt20ihome = India
| lastt20iaway = Sri Lanka
| date = 7 January
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58150.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Holkar Cricket Stadium''' ({{lang-hi|होलकर स्टेडियम}}) is located in [[Indore]], [[India]].
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 [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]]s that ruled [[Indore State]].<ref name="Bhaskar">{{cite web|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/article/MP-IND-usha-raje-holkar-cricket-stadium-now-1286044.html|work=Dainik Bhaskar Online Edition, dated 2010-08-23|title=Usha Raje is now Holkar cricket stadium|access-date=2010-08-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827000127/http://www.bhaskar.com/article/MP-IND-usha-raje-holkar-cricket-stadium-now-1286044.html|archive-date=27 August 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Indore city has another International Cricket stadium "[[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]]" which was used for International matches until 31 March 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58151.html|title=Nehru Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>

It has a seating capacity of around 30,000 spectators. It is also equipped with flood lights for night matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsonlycricket.com/photos/maharani-usha-raje-cricket-stadium-indore |access-date=15 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113032556/http://itsonlycricket.com/photos/maharani-usha-raje-cricket-stadium-indore/ |archive-date=13 January 2010 |title=Maharani Usha Raje Cricket Stadium in Indore}}</ref> [[Virender Sehwag]] recorded the third highest ODI score of 219 at this ground.<ref>{{cite web|title=Virender Sehwag scores a double century, breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Virender-Sehwag-scores-a-double-hundred-breaks-Sachin-Tendulkar-s-record/8823|publisher=Cricket Country|access-date=8 December 2011}}</ref> [[Gwalior]]'s [[Captain Roop Singh Stadium]], another international stadium in Madhya Pradesh, is a bit smaller than [[Indore]]'s Holkar Cricket Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/double-century-sachin-tendulkar-vs-virender-sehwag/1/163725.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar's knock was slightly better, says MPCA curator : Cricket, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2011-12-10 |access-date=2015-08-29}}</ref> However, capacity of Captain 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 to be one of the six new Test venues in India. On 8 October 2016, Holkar stadium hosted its first [[Test cricket|Test match]] when [[India national cricket team|India]] hosted [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] for the third and final test of the [[New Zealand cricket team in India in 2016–17|series]] and became the twenty-second test venue of India.

==History==
The credit for giving land for the stadium goes to the [[Holkar]]'s of the [[Maratha Confederacy]].
The ruling [[Maratha]] family of [[Indore State]] 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 the late 1940s and early 1950s. 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 four [[One Day International]]s, two of them between [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[England cricket team|England]]. The first was staged on 15 April 2006, India successfully chased 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 other two were against West Indies and South Africa.

The Stadium hosted its first ever [[Indian Premier League|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. In 2017, Kings XI Punjab selected the Holkar stadium as one of their home grounds for three IPL matches.

[[Virender Sehwag]] made the highest runs in a limited over innings of cricket 219 here on 8 December 2011 against [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], which was later broken by [[Rohit Sharma]].

In November 2015, the stadium was selected to be one of the six new Test venues 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.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/938911.html BCCI revamps selection committee, announces new Test centres]</ref>

Holkar Stadium hosted its maiden Test match in October 2016 when [[New Zealand cricket team in India in 2016–17|New Zealand cricket team toured India]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1024303.html BCCI ushers in big home season: 13 Tests, six new venues]</ref> India defeated New Zealand by 321 runs on the fourth day to complete a 3-0 series whitewash.

The Stadium was selected to host the final of the [[2016–17 Ranji Trophy|2016-17 edition of the Ranji Trophy]] from 10 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/84804/ranji-trophy-2016-17-cricket-indore-to-host-ranji-trophy-final | title=Indore to host Ranji Trophy final | work=Cricbuzz | access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

Stadium hosted 2 international matches in 2017, One Day International between [[Indian Cricket Team]] & [[Australian Cricket Team]] was played on 24 September 2017 whereas T20 International between [[Indian Cricket Team]] & [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka Cricket Team]] was played in December 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kolkata-delhi-nagpur-to-host-sri-lanka-tests-guwahati-gets-australia-t20i/articleshow/59864878.cms|title=Kolkata, Delhi, Nagpur to host Sri Lanka Tests, Guwahati gets Australia T20I - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-08-13}}</ref> In this T20I match [[Rohit Sharma]] scored his 2nd T20I century. He scored 118 runs from 43 balls<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rohit-sharma-india-vs-sri-lanka-t20i-cricket-indore-holkar-stadium/1/1116314.html |title=Rohit Sharma slams joint fastest T20I century off 35 balls |access-date=6 January 2020|work=India Today}}</ref>

==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 :

* Press Box named after [[Madhavrao Scindia|HH Maharaja Madhav Rao Scindia]] of [[Gwalior State]] (President of [[Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association]] & [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]) <ref>http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/this-is-the-most-energetic-test-crowd-i-have-ever-seen-anywhere-in-the-world-534616</ref>
* 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 greats 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.
* The commentators' Box in the stadium has been named after [[Sushil Doshi]], renowned Hindi commentator.<ref name="The guy who keeps Hindi commentary alive in cricket">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/career-the-guy-who-keeps-hindi-commentary-alive-in-cricket/20150328.htm | title=The guy who keeps Hindi commentary alive in cricket | publisher=ReDiff | date=28 March 2015 | access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Naming 'SUSHIL DOSHI COMMENTATORS BOX'">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45d2LmKURz0 | title=Naming 'SUSHIL DOSHI COMMENTATORS BOX' | publisher=MPCA Exclusive | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=19 February 2013 | access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref>

==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 [[Day/night cricket|D/N]] match and has one of the best draining facilities in India. India are undefeated at this stadium, having won all four One Day Internationals and the only Test they have played at the venue.

This is considered as one of the smallest grounds in terms of field size to have hosted international cricket in the world. The straight boundaries are a mere 68 meters while the square ones aren't more than 56 meters. Along with these features, a flat pitch with true bounce where the ball normally comes on to the bat well, a lightning fast outfield and altitude over 600m above sea level making the ball travel much further when hit into the air make this ground a batsman's paradise.

* [[2016–17 Ranji Trophy]] final match was organized here.

==List of Centuries==

===Key===
* '''*''' denotes that the batsman was [[not out]].
* '''Inns.''' denotes the number of the innings in the match.
* '''Balls''' denotes the number of [[Delivery (cricket)|balls]] faced in an innings.
* '''NR''' denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
* Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
* The column title '''Date''' refers to the date the match started.
* The column title '''Result''' refers to the player's team result

===Test Centuries===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Inns. !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
|-
| 1 || 211 || [[Virat Kohli]] || {{cr|IND}} || 366 || 1 || {{cr|NZL}} || 8 October 2016 || Won<ref name=test2223>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10716/scorecard/1030217/india-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-nz-tour-of-india-2016-17 |title=3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Oct 8-11 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || 188 || [[Ajinkya Rahane]] || {{cr|IND}} || 381 || 1 || {{cr|NZL}} || 8 October 2016 || Won<ref name=test2223 />
|-
| 3 || 101* || [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] || {{cr|IND}} || 148 || 3 || {{cr|NZL}} || 8 October 2016 || Won<ref name=test2223 />
|-
| 4 || 243 || [[Mayank Agarwal]] || {{cr|IND}} || 330 || 2 || {{cr|BAN}} || 14 November 2019 || Won<ref name=test2366>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19430/game/1187016/india-vs-bangladesh-1st-test-icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021 |title=1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Indore, Nov 14-18 2019|work=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
|}

===One Day Internationals===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Inns. !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
|-
| 1 || 118 || [[Yuvraj Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || 122 || 1 || {{cr|ENG}} || 17 November 2008 || Won<ref name=odi2777>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13829/scorecard/361044/india-vs-england-2nd-odi-england-tour-of-india-2008-09 |title=2nd ODI, England tour of India at Indore, Nov 17 2008|work=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || 219 || [[Virender Sehwag]] || {{cr|IND}} || 149 || 1 || {{cr|WIN}} || 8 December 2011 || Won<ref name=odi3223>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12675/scorecard/536932/india-vs-west-indies-4th-odi-west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12 |title=4th ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Indore, Dec 8 2011|work=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || 124 || [[Aaron Finch]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 125 || 1 || {{cr|IND}} || 24 September 2017 || Lost<ref name=odi3914>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17974/scorecard/1119498/india-vs-australia-3rd-odi-aus-in-ind-2017-18 |title=3rd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India at Indore, Sep 24 2017|work=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|}

===Twenty20 Internationals===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Inns. !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
|-
| 1 || 118 || [[Rohit Sharma]] || {{cr|IND}} || 43 || 1 || {{cr|SRI}} || 22 December 2017 || Won<ref name=t20i634>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18074/scorecard/1122730/india-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-t20i-sl-in-india-2017-18 |title=2nd T20I, Sri Lanka tour of India at Indore, Dec 22 2017|work=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|}
==List of Five Wicket Hauls==

===Key===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Symbol
! Meaning
|-
|{{dagger}}
|The bowler was [[Man of the match#Cricket|man of the match]]
|-
|{{double-dagger}}
|10 or more wickets taken in the match
|-
|§
|One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
|-
|'''Date'''
|Day the [[Test cricket|Test]] started or [[One Day International|ODI]] was held
|-
|'''Inn'''
|[[Innings#Cricket|Innings]] in which five-wicket haul was taken
|-
|'''Overs'''
|Number of [[Over (cricket)|overs]] bowled.
|-
|'''Runs'''
|Number of [[Run (cricket)|runs]] conceded
|-
|'''Wkts'''
|Number of [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] taken
|-
|'''Econ'''
|[[Cricket statistics#Bowling statistics|Runs conceded per over]]
|-
|'''Batsmen'''
|[[Batting (cricket)|Batsmen]] whose wickets were taken
|-
|'''Drawn'''
|The match was [[Draw (cricket)|drawn]].
|}

===Tests===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%"
|- align=center
! scope="col" width="38"|No.
! scope="col" width="145"|Bowler
! scope="col" width="220"|Date
! scope="col" width="120"|Team
! scope="col" width="120"|Opposing team
! scope="col" width="60"|Inn
! scope="col" width="82"|Overs
! scope="col" width="70"|Runs
! scope="col" width="60"|Wkts
! scope="col" width="70"|Econ
! scope="col" width="160" class="unsortable" |Batsmen
! scope="col" width="70"|Result
|- align="center"
|scope="row"| 1 || [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] {{dagger}}{{double-dagger}} §|| {{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|8}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|NZL}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|27.2}} || {{nts|81}} || {{sort|6}} || {{nts|2.96}} || align=left |
*[[Tom Latham (cricketer)|Tom Latham]]
*[[Kane Williamson]]
*[[Ross Taylor]]
*[[Luke Ronchi]]
*[[James Neesham]]
*[[Trent Boult]]
|| Won <ref name=test2223 />
|- align="center"
|scope="row"| 2 || [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] {{dagger}}{{double-dagger}} §|| {{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|8}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|NZL}} || {{nts|4}} || {{nts|13.5}} || {{nts|59}} || {{sort|7}} || {{nts|4.26}} || align=left |
*[[Kane Williamson]]
*[[Ross Taylor]]
*[[Luke Ronchi]]
*[[Mitchell Santner]]
*[[Jeetan Patel]]
*[[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]]
*[[Trent Boult]]
|| Won <ref name=test2223 />
|}

===One Day Internationals===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%"
|- align=center
! scope="col" width="38"|No.
! scope="col" width="145"|Bowler
! scope="col" width="220"|Date
! scope="col" width="120"|Team
! scope="col" width="120"|Opposing team
! scope="col" width="60"|Inn
! scope="col" width="82"|Overs
! scope="col" width="70"|Runs
! scope="col" width="60"|Wkts
! scope="col" width="70"|Econ
! scope="col" width="160" class="unsortable" |Batsmen
! scope="col" width="70"|Result
|- align=center
|scope="row"| 1 || [[S. Sreesanth]] {{dagger}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2006|04|15}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|55}} || {{sort|6}} || {{nts|5.50}} || align=left |
*[[Andrew Strauss]]
*[[Matt Prior]]
*[[Geraint Jones]]
*[[Ian Blackwell]]
*[[Liam Plunkett]]
* [[Sajid Mahmood]]
|| Won<ref name=odi2362>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14681/scorecard/238194/india-vs-england-7th-odi-england-tour-of-india-2005-06 |title= 7th ODI, England tour of India at Indore, Apr 15 2006| work=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Yeshwant Club]], Indore
*[[Daly College]], Indore

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58150.html ESPNcricinfo Website - Ground Page]
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1042.html CricketArchive]

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