Indore's Holkar Stadium Gears up to Host Its First Ever Test
India will play the third Test against New Zealand at the Holkar stadium in Indore, which has a capacity to accommodate 28,000 spectators, beginning October 8
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: June 29, 2016 09:13 pm IST

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Indore's Holkar Stadium has a capacity to accomodate 28,000 spectators
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India will face Kiwis for the first time in any format on this ground
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India have won all ODIs played on this ground
The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) is gearing up to host the first ever Test match in Indore and have expedited the preparations.
As per the schedule announced on Tuesday, India will play the third Test against New Zealand at the Holkar stadium here, which has a capacity to accommodate 28,000 spectators, beginning October 8.
The two teams will face each other for the first time in any format at this ground.
"After getting hints of holding the Test match, we started preparations of it. But after the match fixture, we have expedited it (the preparations)," MPCA secretary Milind Kanmadikar said.
"We have to rev up some facilities for spectators and make slight change in the stadium," he said. The last time, the two teams had played here, was on December 15, 1988 when the Dilip Vengsarkar-led side had defeated the Kiwis, who were captained by John Wright, by 53 runs in an ODI at the Nehru stadium.
So far, India have remained unbeaten at the Holkar stadium as they have won all the four ODIs played there.
India had defeated South Africa by 22 runs in the last match played on October 14 last year.