Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2003–04
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| Indians in Pakistan in 2003-04 | |||
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| India | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 11 March 2004 – 16 April 2004 | ||
| Captains |
Sourav Ganguly (ODIs and 3rd Test) Rahul Dravid (1st and 2nd Tests) | Inzamam-ul-Haq | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Virender Sehwag (438) | Yousuf Youhana (280) | |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (15) | Danish Kaneria (7) | |
| Player of the series | Virender Sehwag (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Rahul Dravid (248) | Inzamam-ul-Haq (340) | |
| Most wickets | Irfan Pathan (8) | Mohammad Sami (11) | |
| Player of the series | Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) | ||
The Indian national cricket team toured Pakistan during the 2003–04 cricket season. India played five One Day International matches and three Test matches against the Pakistan cricket team. The series was called the Samsung Cup for sponsorship reasons. India won the ODI series 3-2 and the Test series 2–1.
Background
It was announced in early January 2004 that India would tour Pakistan in March that year. After India's team management and players expressed security concerns in Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India sent a three-member team in February to assess the situation and reported that they were "satisfied with the (security) measures being planned by Pakistan". Happy with their report, the Indian government gave a go-ahead to the tour after a few days.
India entered the Test series never having won a Test on Pakistani soil.
Squads
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India's 15-man squad for the Test series was announced on 22 March 2004. Yuvraj Singh, rewarded for his consistent performances in the domestic circuit, and spinner Anil Kumble and medium-pacer Ajit Agarkar, who recovered from injuries, were included. The squad comprised seven batsmen, four medium-pacer and three spinners. The Pakistan Test squad was announced three days later. Batsmen Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan were dropped, and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was included.
India's captain Sourav Ganguly was ruled out of the side due to an injured back before the First Test. Rahul Dravid, who had previously led India only once, was named the stand-in captain. Ganguly returned for the Third Test as player and captain. Also, Ashish Nehra was brought in the side in Ajit Agarkar's place for that Test.
Tour match
Pakistan A v Indians
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ramesh Powar made his ODI debut for India.
- Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) played his 100th ODI.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) passed 13,000 runs in ODIs.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the first Indian batsman to score an ODI century in Pakistan.
3rd ODI
4th ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
1st Test
28 March–1 April 2004
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- India won the toss and decided to bat.
- Virender Sehwag (Ind) became the first batsman for India to score a triple century in Tests. It was also the second fastest in Tests, in terms of balls faced (364).
- This was India's first Test win on Pakistani soil.
2nd Test
5–8 April 2004
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- India won the toss and decided to bat.
- Yuvraj Singh (Ind) scored his first century in Tests.
3rd Test
13–16 April 2004
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- India won the toss and decided to field.
- Rahul Dravid (Ind) faced 495 balls for his 270 runs, the most deliveries faced by an Indian batsmen in a Test innings, beaten in 2017 by Cheteshwar Pujara (525 balls).
- Sourav Ganguly broke Mohammad Azharuddin's record for most wins as India captain in Tests (15). The record was subsequently broken by MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli respectively.
References
- ^ "India to tour Pakistan in March". ESPNcricinfo. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "India's players raise security concerns". ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Indian delegation happy with arrangements". ESPNcricinfo. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tour to go ahead". ESPNcricinfo. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi dropped". The Tribune. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ 'Indian team to be picked on March 1'
- ^ 'Bhandari to replace injured Nehra'
- ^ 'Agarkar and Kumble in Test squad'
- ^ "Yuvraj, Kumble in Test squad". The Tribune. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Mishra, M. R. (28 March 2004). "Injured Ganguly out of first Test". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Chopra axed; Ganguly may open". The Tribune. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pakistan win despite Tendulkar's ton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Pujara plays India's longest innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "India's biggest win abroad". The Tribune. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "Kohli, Dhoni, Ganguly – India's top three Test captains". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- Tour home at The Tribune
- India in Pakistan 2003/04 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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