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Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
Indore to host ICC Women's World Cup matches
I Tired of too many ads? go ad free now ndore: Indore's Holkar Stadium has been officially announced as one of the venues for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, scheduled to be held from 30 September to 2 November. The announcement was made by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its official press release, confirming the inclusion of five venues for the prestigious tournament. According to the ICC, the tournament will feature eight teams competing in a round-robin format, with a total of 28 league matches. The matches will be held at five venues: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam), and R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka). Rohit Pandit, chief administrative officer (CAO) of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), expressed delight over the development. "ICC has officially announced Indore as one of the venues. We are expecting the schedule of the matches soon," he said. This marks the first time that Holkar Stadium will host matches of a Women's Cricket World Cup, making it a historic moment for the city. Known for its vibrant crowd and top-tier cricketing infrastructure, the stadium previously hosted international men's matches and IPL games, but this will be its debut in a global women's cricket event. The announcement has sparked excitement among cricket enthusiasts across the region. The selection of Indore not only highlights its growing stature as a cricketing centre but also reflects MPCA's consistent efforts to develop and promote women's cricket. Preparations at Holkar Stadium are expected to pick up pace in the coming weeks to ensure a world-class experience for players and fans. The detailed match schedule is likely to be announced soon.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Time of India
Holkar stadium receives multiple bomb threat emails, police search yields no explosives
Indore: The Holkar Stadium in Indore once again received a threatening email claiming that a bomb was planted on the premises and would soon detonate. Following the receipt of the email, the administrative officer of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) promptly informed the police.A police team, along with a bomb squad, rushed to the stadium and initiated a thorough search, but no suspicious items were found. Tukoganj Police Station Inspector Jitendra Yadav confirmed that he received a call from the MPCA on Monday morning, informing him about the latest threat received on their official email. The sender of the email claimed the presence of a planted bomb. Subsequently, senior police officials were notified, and the bomb disposal squad was dispatched to the stadium. However, the extensive checking yielded no is the second such threat received by the MPCA in just four days. On May 9, the cricket association received a similar threatening email stating that there would be a bomb blast at the stadium. That email also warned against "messing with Pakistan" and claimed the presence of Pakistani sleeper cells across the country, urging the MPCA to "make their govt understand." Following that earlier threat, MPCA's Rohit Pandit alerted the Tukoganj police station. Inspector Jitendra Yadav and his team also conducted a search at that time but found to the concern, the Bombay Hospital in Indore also received a similar bomb threat via email on Saturday. According to DCP Abhinay Vishwakarma, a team conducted a thorough check of the hospital premises but found nothing suspicious. Currently, the Crime Branch teams are investigating all the threatening emails as Punjab National Bank and some schools received a similar threatening email recently.
