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Holkar Cricket Stadium (''Hindi:'' ) 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Dainik Bhaskar Online Edition, dated 2010-08-23 )〕 It has a seating capacity of around 30,000 spectators. It is also equipped with flood lights for night matches.〔() 〕 Virender Sehwag recorded the second highest ODI score of 219 at this ground.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Virender-Sehwag-scores-a-double-hundred-breaks-Sachin-Tendulkar-s-record/8823 )〕 Gwalior's Roop Singh Stadium is a bit smaller 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. ==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.〔(BCCI revamps selection committee, announces new Test centres )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holkar Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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