The Pakistan team were to tour India after 12 years. It was reported in October 1998 that the tour would include three Tests and five One Day International (ODI) matches. The squad was scheduled to leave for India on 21 January 1999 with the opening Test starting on 3 February and the tour would wind up after the final ODI to be played on 15 March.[2] It was later reported that the three Tests would be played in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Madras (now Chennai) and Bangalore, and the ODIs (now reduced to three) in Mohali, Cuttack and Kanpur.[3]
However, threat of disruption by certain militant groups in response to the alleged Pakistani involvement in insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir meant the tour lay in jeopardy. Security for the touring party was assured by India's Prime Minister.[4] In January 1999, headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India was vandalized[5] and activists of the Shiv Sena party dug up the wicket at the first Test venue in New Delhi, causing the match to be moved to the southern city of Madras (now Chennai). Some activists also protested at the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi against the tour.[6] However, the Pakistan squad arrived in New Delhi on 21 January after threats were withdrawn and India's Home Minister holding an emergency meeting.[7] The number of Tests were reduced to two, and a third to be played as part of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship, and the ODI series cancelled. Pakistan came to India on the back of a better Test record against India — seven wins against four losses in 44 matches.[8]
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^"Indian cricket chief gives green light to Pakistan tour (19 January 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. AFP. 19 January 1999. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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The Pakistan national cricket team toured India in the 1998 99 season 1 The two teams played two Tests The series was drawn 1 1 The teams were originally scheduled to play three Tests but the third Test became part of the 1998 99 Asian Test Championship Pakistani cricket team in India in 1998 99 IndiaPakistanDates23 January 13 February 1999CaptainsMohammad AzharuddinWasim AkramTest seriesResult2 match series drawn 1 1Most runsSadagoppan Ramesh 204 Shahid Afridi 225 Most wicketsAnil Kumble 21 Saqlain Mushtaq 20 Player of the seriesSaqlain Mushtaq Pak Contents 1 Background 2 Squads 3 Tour matches 3 1 Three day India A v Pakistan 3 2 Three day Board President s XI v Pakistan 4 Test series 4 1 1st Test 4 2 2nd Test 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBackground editThe Pakistan team were to tour India after 12 years It was reported in October 1998 that the tour would include three Tests and five One Day International ODI matches The squad was scheduled to leave for India on 21 January 1999 with the opening Test starting on 3 February and the tour would wind up after the final ODI to be played on 15 March 2 It was later reported that the three Tests would be played in Calcutta now Kolkata Madras now Chennai and Bangalore and the ODIs now reduced to three in Mohali Cuttack and Kanpur 3 However threat of disruption by certain militant groups in response to the alleged Pakistani involvement in insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir meant the tour lay in jeopardy Security for the touring party was assured by India s Prime Minister 4 In January 1999 headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India was vandalized 5 and activists of the Shiv Sena party dug up the wicket at the first Test venue in New Delhi causing the match to be moved to the southern city of Madras now Chennai Some activists also protested at the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi against the tour 6 However the Pakistan squad arrived in New Delhi on 21 January after threats were withdrawn and India s Home Minister holding an emergency meeting 7 The number of Tests were reduced to two and a third to be played as part of the 1998 99 Asian Test Championship and the ODI series cancelled Pakistan came to India on the back of a better Test record against India seven wins against four losses in 44 matches 8 Squads edit nbsp India 9 nbsp Pakistan 10 Mohammad Azharuddin c Rahul Dravid Sourav Ganguly Sunil Joshi Hrishikesh Kanitkar Anil Kumble VVS Laxman Nayan Mongia wk Venkatesh Prasad Sadagoppan Ramesh Laxmi Ratan Shukla Harbhajan Singh Javagal Srinath Sachin Tendulkar Wasim Akram c Moin Khan vc Shahid Afridi Ijaz Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed Shoaib Akhtar Saeed Anwar Naved Ashraf Nadeem Khan Azhar Mahmood Saleem Malik Saqlain Mushtaq Inzamam ul Haq Wajahatullah Wasti Waqar Younis Mohammad YousufThe Pakistan squad for the tour was named on 14 January 1999 The 16 member squad excluded Aamer Sohail with the uncapped Wajahatullah Wasti added as his replacement 10 Two weeks prior Wasim Akram had been appointed captain and Moin Khan his deputy 8 A 14 member India squad was named on 21 January Two players from the squad that toured New Zealand batsmen Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja were dropped All rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla and opening bat Sadagoppan Ramesh were included Fast bowler Ajit Agarkar nursing an injury was left out for the first Test 9 Tour matches editThree day India A v Pakistan edit 23 25 January 1999 ScorecardPakistan nbsp v India A334 6d 70 5 overs Mohammad Yousuf 124 156 Dodda Ganesh 2 67 17 5 overs 276 60 3 overs Jacob Martin 72 108 Wasim Akram 5 55 12 3 overs 272 84 overs Saleem Malik 122 225 Laxmi Ratan Shukla 4 38 19 overs 111 5 30 overs Sadagoppan Ramesh 56 78 Saqlain Mushtaq 1 8 4 overs Match drawnCaptain Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior Umpires K S Giridharan and Manjit Singh MahalPakistan won the toss and elected to bat Three day Board President s XI v Pakistan edit 11 13 February 1999 ScorecardPakistan nbsp v Board President s XI247 9d 78 4 overs Moin Khan 67 76 Laxmi Ratan Shukla 3 55 12 overs 282 83 5 overs Virender Sehwag 66 83 Nadeem Khan 4 87 28 overs 295 7d 91 overs Saeed Anwar 99 155 K N Ananthapadmanabhan 5 80 23 overs 22 2 10 overs Mohammad Kaif 8 12 Shoaib Akhtar 2 17 5 overs Match drawnJawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi Umpires G A Pratapkumar and Shavir TaraporePakistan won the toss and elected to bat Test series edit1st Test edit 28 31 January 1999 ScorecardPakistan nbsp v nbsp India238 79 5 overs Moin Khan 60 117 Anil Kumble 6 70 24 5 overs 254 81 1 overs Sourav Ganguly 54 138 Saqlain Mushtaq 5 94 35 overs 286 71 2 overs Shahid Afridi 141 191 Venkatesh Prasad 6 33 10 2 overs 258 95 2 overs Sachin Tendulkar 136 273 Saqlain Mushtaq 5 93 32 2 overs Pakistan won by 12 runsMA Chidambaram Stadium Chepauk Chennai Umpires Steve Dunne NZ and V K Ramaswamy Ind Player of the match Sachin Tendulkar Ind Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat Sadagoppan Ramesh Ind made his Test debut 2nd Test edit 4 7 February 1999 ScorecardIndia nbsp v nbsp Pakistan252 91 5 overs Mohammad Azharuddin 67 134 Saqlain Mushtaq 5 94 35 5 overs 172 64 3 overs Shahid Afridi 32 53 Anil Kumble 4 75 24 3 overs 339 113 4 overs Sadagoppan Ramesh 96 227 Saqlain Mushtaq 5 122 46 4 overs 207 60 3 overs Saeed Anwar 69 128 Anil Kumble 10 74 26 3 overs India won by 212 runsFeroz Shah Kotla Delhi Umpires Steve Bucknor WI and Arani Jayaprakash Ind Player of the match Anil Kumble Ind India won the toss and elected to bat Anil Kumble Ind became the second bowler to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings after Jim Laker Eng References edit The Home of CricketArchive Pakistan s tour of India is on says Majid 23 October 1998 Dawn ESPNcricinfo 22 October 1998 Retrieved 1 August 2023 Masood Hasan 1 November 1998 Pak tour of India from 21 January 1 November 1998 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 1 August 2023 Rupasinghe Upali 25 November 1998 No obstruction to Pakistan cricket team visiting India says Vajpayee Daily News ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 2 August 2023 Hindu Militant Storm Indian Cricket HQ January 18 1998 ESPNcricinfo AFP 18 January 1998 Retrieved 2 August 2023 Indian cricket chief gives green light to Pakistan tour 19 January 1999 ESPNcricinfo AFP 19 January 1999 Retrieved 1 August 2023 Lal Kuldip 21 January 1999 Pakistan reach India as militants back off 21 January 1999 ESPNcricinfo AFP Retrieved 2 August 2023 a b Wasim Akram named captain for Indian tour 4 January 1999 Dawn ESPNcricinfo 4 January 1999 Retrieved 2 August 2023 a b India injects new blood into Test side 21 January 1999 ESPNcricinfo AFP 21 January 1999 Retrieved 2 August 2023 a b Pakistan names squad for Indian tour 14 January 1999 ESPNcricinfo AFP 14 January 1999 Retrieved 2 August 2023 Further reading editKhan Shaharyar M 2005 Cricket A Bridge of Peace Oxford University Press ISBN 9780195978360 External links editTour home at ESPN Cricinfo Pakistan to India 1998 99 at test cricket tours co uk Pakistan in India 1998 99 at CricketArchive subscription required nbsp 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