Indore and Indorians are very active in various sports. Be it indoor sports like Table tennis or outdoor sports like Cricket and softball/baseball, Indore rocks!

Indore has two cricket stadiums, Nehru Stadium and Usha Raje Cricket Stadium. There are many sports club for lawn tennis & table tennis, like Yeshwant Club, Indore City Gymkhana. Indore has organised various International cricket matches including the famous World Cup Cricket match between South Africa and Australia. Usha Raje Stadium is the biggest cricket stadium of Madhya Pradesh and has a capacity of around 45,000 spectators and offers excellent International cricket facilities to facilitate day-night domestic and international cricket matches. In 2008/09 two matches were played in the Usha Raje stadium between India and England. India won both these matches.

The list of noted cricketers from Indore include Col. C. K. Naidu, Jamshed Nusserwanji Bhaya, Captain Mushtaq Ali, Hiralal Gaekwad (Ghassu), Narender Hirwani, Amay Khurasia and Sanjay Jagdale. Other well-known sportspersons are late Dr. Sharma (Basketball) and Manas Mishra (Powerlifting), Shankar Laxman & Saleem Sherwani (hockey) (Mhow tehsil).

Indore is also a traditional powerhouse for the game of basketball which has been growing in popularity over the last 3 to 4 decades. It is the home of India's first National Basketball Academy and has a world class indoor basketball stadium. Indore has successfully organised various National Basketball Championships and all this was single handed achievement and unparalled dedication of Late Dr. J.M.Sharma. Dr. Sharma pioneered and led a very active basketball community in Indore and has left an indelible mark on national and international scene.

Indore has hundreds of famous player in different games and sports some are Balakram Verma, Peter George(Bade Captain), Patric George Mamu, Hanif, Inder Singh Wilson, Narender Singh Wilson Prasanna Walter, Nemichand, Amritlal, Anand Shukla in football. Shipla Salorkar, Hema cabara, in Kho-kho. Jaichand, Vijaylal; Mokhutiyar khan, kailash, J.J.Joseph, Rekha, Hamant Andrew, Rajesh in Athletics. Mirranjan Negi, KIshan Chand (Indian hockey team Captain) in Hockey. Mohan Singh Rathore Ajaysingh Rathor in Body building.

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