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| Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2003–04 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| India | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 11 March – 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) | Mohammad Yousuf (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) | ||
TheIndian national cricket team touredPakistan during the 2003–04 cricket season to play fiveOne Day International matches and threeTest matches against thePakistan 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.
It was announced in early January 2004 that India would tour Pakistan in March that year.[1] After India's team management and players expressed security concerns in Pakistan,[2] theBoard 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".[3] Happy with their report, theIndian government gave a go-ahead to the tour after a few days.[4]
India entered the Test series never having won a Test on Pakistani soil.[5]
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|---|---|---|---|
 Pakistan |  India[6][7] | Pakistan | India[8] |
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 spinnerAnil Kumble and medium-pacerAjit Agarkar, who recovered from injuries, were included. The squad comprised seven batsmen, four medium-pacer and three spinners.[9] The Pakistan Test squad was announced three days later. BatsmenShahid Afridi andYounis Khan were dropped, and leg-spinnerDanish Kaneria was included.[5]
India's captainSourav 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.[10] Ganguly returned for the Third Test as player and captain. Also,Ashish Nehra was brought in the side inAjit Agarkar's place for that Test.[11]
13 March 2004 Scorecard |
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India won by 5 runs National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) |
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Pakistan won by 12 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium,Rawalpindi Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
19 March 2004 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 4 wickets Arbab Niaz Stadium,Peshawar Umpires:Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) andDavid Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match:Yasir Hameed (Pak) |
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India won by 5 wickets Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) |
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India won by 40 runs Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) andDavid Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match:V. V. S. Laxman (Ind) |
28 March–1 April 2004 Scorecard |
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India won by an innings and 52 runs Multan Cricket Stadium,Multan Umpires:David Shepherd (Eng) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
5–8 April 2004 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 9 wickets Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WI) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Umar Gul (Pak) |
13–16 April 2004 Scorecard |
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India won by an innings and 131 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium,Rawalpindi Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (RSA) andDavid Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match:Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
This series is the subject of the Netflix documentaryThe Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan.[16]