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Holkar Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Holkar Stadium Indore is a centrally located, floodlit cricket venue on Race Course Road and the home ground of Madhya Pradesh. Holkar Stadium Indore combines a compact spectator bowl with a long local cricket lineage, while its match-day pitch and boundary setup can vary by format and event.

Holkar Stadium Indore
Race Course Road · Indore · Madhya Pradesh
Ground Roots
1926
Owner
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
Location
Race Course Road, Indore
Seating Capacity
Approximately 30,000
Floodlights
Yes
Home Team
Madhya Pradesh
Ends
Madhavrao Scindia End · Pavilion End
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Explore Holkar Stadium Indore

This guide explains the Indore cricket stadium through its pitch, history, international milestones, location, seating and carefully qualified ground-size context.

Holkar Stadium pitch report with prepared central wicket in Indore

Holkar Stadium Pitch Report

The surface has often offered even bounce, and the compact field has helped limited-overs batting. That pattern does not make every match identical.

  • White-ball matches have included several high team totals.
  • First-class accounts describe useful bounce for good seamers and batters.
  • Wear and surface preparation can bring spin into longer matches.
  • Use the selected strip and recent match evidence for game-day judgment.
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Holkar Stadium heritage pavilion and cricket display

From Maharani Usharaje Ground to Holkar Stadium

Ground roots
1926
Stadium development
1998–99 onward
First international
15 April 2006
Renamed
2010

MPCA renamed the former Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground after the Holkar dynasty. Pavilions later honoured C. K. Nayudu and Syed Mushtaq Ali.

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Holkar Stadium seating and international match setting

International Match Milestones

First ODI
India v England · 15 April 2006
First Test
India v New Zealand · 8 October 2016
First T20I
India v Sri Lanka · 22 December 2017

The milestones show how a state cricket ground developed into a multi-format international venue in the centre of Indore.

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Holkar Cricket Stadium exterior on Race Course Road in Indore

Where Is Holkar Stadium?

Road
Race Course Road
City
Indore
State
Madhya Pradesh
PIN
452003

The venue sits within central Indore rather than on a distant suburban site. Match-day diversions, ticketed gates and parking arrangements still require a current check.

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Holkar Stadium Seating Arrangement and Facilities

The commonly published seating capacity is approximately 30,000. The Holkar Stadium seating arrangement uses named stands and pavilions around a compact bowl, but the exact seats placed on sale can change with event operations.

Clear spectator sightlines

A 2016 venue feature highlighted unobstructed views from the stands, which suits the ground’s intimate city-centre setting.

Cricket heritage in the bowl

Stands, pavilions and rooms honour figures including C. K. Nayudu, Syed Mushtaq Ali, Vijay Hazare and Rahul Dravid.

Drainage support

The natural slope from the centre, extensive covers and two reported Super Soppers support water removal after rain.

Floodlit match use

Floodlights support day-night fixtures across international, domestic and franchise schedules.

Capacity and block availability are event-dependent. Confirm the organiser’s current ticket map rather than treating a general stadium figure as a seat guarantee.

Holkar Stadium dimensions and ground size: the venue is widely described as compact, but no single permanent boundary measurement was confirmed from the authoritative sources reviewed. Published third-party numbers conflict, and the active boundary rope can move with the selected pitch and match setup.

Holkar Stadium Map and Address

Holkar Cricket Stadium: Race Course Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452003.

  • Race Course Road, central Indore
  • Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452003
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Reviews for Holkar Stadium

Google Maps public rating4.4/5

7,533 public reviews

Overall rating4.4 out of 5

Checked 27 September 2026. This is the rating displayed on the public Google Maps stadium listing, not a PitchVaani score. Public ratings and review counts can change.

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Jyoti Bhatia is the founder and editor of PitchVaani. She researches cricket ground histories, pitch conditions, match records and visitor information through source-led editorial research.