India–Pakistan field hockey test series

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.

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.

Results

Out of eight test series played between India and Pakistan. Pakistan won six and India won one and one was drawn. The next test series will be played in 2013.

The overall results of the test series are:

Year Matches Winner Results  Pakistan  India
Captain Coach Captain Coach
1978 4 Pakistan win 3 - 1 Islahuddin Siddique Sayad A. Hussain V. J. Philips R. S. Gentle
1981 4 Pakistan win 2 - 1 Akhtar Rasool Zakauddin Surjeet Singh Harmeek Singh
1986 7 India win 3 - 2 Hassan Sardar Anwar Ahmad Khan Mohmmad Shaheed M. P. Ganesh
1988 6 Draw 2 - 2 Nasir Ali Manzoor-ul-Hasan M. M. Somaya M. P. Ganesh
1998 8 Pakistan win 4 - 3 Tahir Zaman Islahuddin Siddique Dhanraj Pillay V Bhaskaran
1999 9 Pakistan win 5 - 3 Atif Bashir Shahnaz Shaikh Anil Aldrin V Bhaskaran
2004 8 Pakistan win 4 - 2 Waseem Ahmad Roelant Oltmans Dileep Tirkey Gehard Rach
2006 6 Pakistan win 3 - 1 Mohammad Saqlain Asif Bajwa Ignace Tirkey Rajinder Singh Jr.
2013 Cancelled

Matches

Test series between India and Pakistan:[3]

1978 Test Series

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

1981 Test Series

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

1986 Test Series

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

1988 Test Series

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

1998 Test Series

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

1999 Test Series
Main article: 1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series

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

2004 Test Series
Main article: 2004 India-Pakistan field hockey test series

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

2006 Test Series
Main article: 2006 India-Pakistan field hockey test series

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

References
  1. HABIB BANK TROPHY and PEPSI FRIENDSHIP GOLD CUP
  2. "Indo-Pak hockey tests to start from 2013 onwards". The Hindu. August 29, 2012.
  3. Indo-Pak Hockey Series

See also
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