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India–Pakistan field hockey test series

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India and Pakistan have played test series from 1978 to 2006 as part of their long standing rivalry in field hockey. They played eight test series in this span out of which Pakistan won six, India won one and one was drawn. Out of 52 matches played Pakistan won 25, India won 16 and 11 were drawn. The goal aggregation so far is Pakistan 124 - 104 India). In 1998, each country hosted four matches out of which Pakistan won four, India won three and one was drawn.[1] The last was played in 2006 with three matches in each nation. Pakistan won three matches while India won one and two were drawn.[citation needed]

Indo-Pak test series of field hockey was expected to restart from 2013 as declared by Hockey India.[2] In 2004 test series both India and Pakistan used a foreign coach for the first time. Gehard Rach of Germany was coach for India while Roelant Oltmans of Netherlands was coach for Pakistan.[citation needed]

List of series

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Out of eight test series played between the two teams, Pakistan have won on six occasions and India once. One series ended in a draw. Of the total 52 matches played, Pakistan have won 25 times against India's 16, with 11 matches ending in draws.[3]

Year Matches Winner Results  Pakistan  India
Captain Coach Captain Coach
1978 4 Pakistan Pakistan win 3–1 Islahuddin Siddique Pakistan Sayad A. Hussain Victor Philips India Randhir Singh Gentle
1981 4 Pakistan Pakistan win 2–1 Akhtar Rasool Pakistan Khwaja Zakauddin Surjit Singh Randhawa India Harmik Singh
1986 7 India India win 3–2 Hassan Sardar Pakistan Anwar Ahmad Khan Mohammed Shahid India M. P. Ganesh
1988 6 Draw 2–2 Nasir Ali Pakistan Manzoor-ul Hassan M. M. Somaya India M. P. Ganesh
1998 8 Pakistan Pakistan win 4–3 Tahir Zaman Pakistan Islahuddin Siddique Dhanraj Pillay India Vasudevan Baskaran
1999 9 Pakistan Pakistan win 5–3 Atif Bashir Pakistan Shehnaz Sheikh Anil Aldrin India Vasudevan Baskaran
2004 8 Pakistan Pakistan win 4–2 Waseem Ahmad Netherlands Roelant Oltmans Dilip Tirkey Germany Gehard Rach
2006 6 Pakistan Pakistan win 3–1 Muhammad Saqlain Pakistan Asif Bajwa Ignace Tirkey India Rajinder Singh Jr.

Matches

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Test series between India and Pakistan:[4]

1978 Test Series

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This series was of 4 matches out of which Pakistan won 3 and India won 1 and 0 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Indian Leg 2 0 0 India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 2 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore 3 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 0 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 6 0 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 1 2 India India win
Aggregation 3 1 0 12 5 Pakistan Pakistan win the Test Series

1981 Test Series

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This series was of 4 matches out of which Pakistan won 2 and India won 1 and 1 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Indian Leg 2 0 0 India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 5 3 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 3 4 India India win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 0 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 2 2 Draw
Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 4 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
Aggregation 2 1 1 14 11 Pakistan Pakistan win the Test Series

1986 Test Series

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This series was of 7 matches out of which Pakistan won 2 and India won 3 and 2 were drawn. Overall India was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Indian Leg 1 2 0 India Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 3 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Shivaji Stadium, Kolhapur 1 2 India India win
India Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 3 6 India India win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 2 Pakistan Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot 3 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan Niaz Hockey Stadium, Sargodha 2 2 Draw
Pakistan Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad 3 3 Draw
Pakistan Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 1 2 India India win
Aggregation 2 3 2 16 19 India India win the Test Series

1988 Test Series

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This series was of 6 matches out of which Pakistan won 2 and India won 2 and 2 were drawn. Overall the series was drawn.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Indian Leg 1 2 0 India Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 2 3 India India win
India Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow 1 2 India India win
India Railway Stadium, Gwalior 2 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 2 Pakistan National Stadium, Lahore 1 1 Draw
Pakistan Gen. Musa Khan Stadium, Quetta 1 1 Draw
Pakistan Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 3 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
Aggregation 2 2 2 10 10 Series Draw

1998 Test Series

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This series was of 8 matches out of which Pakistan won 4 and India won 3 and 1 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Habib Bank Trophy 2 2 0 Pakistan Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshwar 4 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan Army Stadium, Rawalpindi 2 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan National Stadium, Lahore 3 4 India India win
Pakistan Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 0 2 India India win
Pepsi Friendship Gold Cup 2 1 1 India Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 2 3 India India win
India Surjeet Singh Stadium, Jalandhar 1 1 Draw
India Begumpet Police Stadium, Hyderabad 3 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai 2 0 Pakistan Pakistan win
Aggregation 4 3 1 17 13 Pakistan Pakistan win the Test Series

1999 Test Series

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This series was of 9 matches out of which Pakistan won 5 and India won 3 and 1 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Indian Leg 2 1 1 India Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 4 3 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Aish Bag Stadium, Bhopal 4 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Begumpeth Police Stadium, Hyderabad 5 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai 0 3 India India win
Pakistani Leg 0 1 2 Pakistan National Stadium, Lahore 4 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 4 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar 1 2 India India win
Pakistan Army Stadium, Peshawar 3 3 Draw
Pakistan National Stadium, Lahore 2 3 India India win
Aggregation 5 3 1 27 21 Pakistan Pakistan win the Test Series

2004 Test Series

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In this test series both India and Pakistan used a foreign coach for the first time. Gehard Rach of Germany was coach for India while Roelant Oltmans of Netherlands was coach for Pakistan. This series was of 8 matches out of which Pakistan won 4 and India won 2 and 2 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Pakistani Leg 2 1 1 Pakistan Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 2 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan Gen. Musa Khan Stadium, Quetta 1 4 India India win
Pakistan Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar 3 2 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistan National Stadium, Lahore 4 4 Draw
Indian Leg 0 1 2 India Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi 2 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh 1 1 Draw
India Guru Nanak Dev University Stadium, Amritsar 3 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Gachibowli Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad 0 2 India India win
Aggregation 4 2 2 16 16 Pakistan Pakistan win the Test Series

2006 Test Series

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This series was of 6 matches out of which Pakistan won 3 and India won 1 and 2 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
Pakistan Pakistan India India Draw Pakistan Pakistan India India Note
Indian Leg 3 0 0 India Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh 2 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh 3 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
India Surjeet Singh Stadium, Jalandhar 2 1 Pakistan Pakistan win
Pakistani Leg 0 1 2 Pakistan National Stadium, Lahore 1 1 Draw
Pakistan Faisalabad Hockey Stadium, Faisalabad 1 2 India India win
Pakistan Army Stadium, Rawalpindi 3 3 Draw
Aggregation 3 1 2 12 9 Pakistan Pakistan win the Test Series

References

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  1. ^ HABIB BANK TROPHY and PEPSI FRIENDSHIP GOLD CUP
  2. ^ "Indo-Pak hockey tests to start from 2013 onwards". The Hindu. 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Indo-Pak Hockey Series". bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ Indo-Pak Hockey Series

See also

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