In 2010, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association renamed it after the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire that ruled Indore State.

[8] The ground stages the majority of Madhya Pradesh cricket team's home matches in the Ranji Trophy.

The ruling Maratha family of Indore State encouraged and pioneered cricket in this part of the country.

[citation needed] 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.

[1] The first match was staged on 15 April 2006, India successfully chased 289 to complete a 5–0 series win on England in what was a dead rubber.

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

[11] Holkar Stadium hosted its first Test match in October 2016 when New Zealand cricket team toured India.

He scored 118 runs from 43 balls[15] In 2011, a committee was formed to decide the naming of Pavilion, Dressing Rooms and Stands/Galleries around the stadium.