It was named "Connelly Park" after the then British Deputy Commissioner of Sialkot Mr.

In 1984, Pakistan-India ODI here was stopped midway and abandoned after news of the assassination of the then Indian PM, Indira Gandhi, reached the ground.

During India's 2nd innings batting, Sachin Tendulkar was badly injured by a Waqar Younis bouncer.

However, he returned to bat later and scored 57 runs, helping to save the Test match and the series for India.

[3] In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named the stadium as one of the venues for hosting matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.