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We don't get many India v Pak test matches. Its an absolute crime against cricket that we get 1 series a decade. How can you grow cricket when 2 heavyweights don't play against each other.

What are your best memories?

This has to be my favorite series. That lineup, Saqi, Waqar, Wasim, Anwar, Ijaz, Inzamam, Afridi :afridi

 
Chennai Test the ultimate memory :sachin :saqi :afridi

Bitter memories Dehli Test of that series #JayaPrakash :facepalm:
 
For me its Mohali Test and Karachi test Stand out, "The Epic Recovery" and "The Mission Impossible"
 
Chennai test match was my most memorable memory although :srt almost snatched it from us.

With the turn of millennium and with the arrival of Sehwag, everything changed :ibutt

Phainty of Multan is hard to forget :saqi
 
Kianig89 said:
Chennai Test the ultimate memory :sachin :saqi :afridi

Bitter memories Dehli Test of that series #JayaPrakash :facepalm:
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Review all the wickets carefully, and you'll find that jayprakash only gave afridi's decision that was wrong. And there was one more debatable (could have gone either way). The rest were clearly out
 
Sidilicious said:
Review all the wickets carefully, and you'll find that jayprakash only gave afridi's decision that was wrong. And there was one more debatable (could have gone either way). The rest were clearly out
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No need to review...we have a knack of crying foul :ibutt
 
Chennai 99 - my favorite Test match of all time - Afridi's brilliance, Tendulkar's masterclass and Saqlain was just magical with the ball.

Bangalore 2005 - YK turning his career around with a brilliant 267 and 84* and we had to dismiss India on day 5 after Kumble had given them a 1-0 lead in Kolkata.

Sehwag and Gambhir had frustrated in the first session, before Razzaq ran Sehwag out and Sami produced a ripper to get rid of Gambhir.

Afridi knocked out Tendulkar, Laxman and Ganguly in quick succession before Sami produced a terrific yorker to get rid of Karthik. The last half hour was amazing though, Kaneria bowled his heart out and the fielders would appeal for everything and we had like 8 slips or something.

The final dismissal was a classic though, Kaneria knocking off Balaji's cap. :ibutt

Karachi 2006 - Irfan Pathan's magnificent hattrick, Kamran's legendary innings from 39/6 to a respectable total and the brilliance of Asif with the ball.

Pakistan vs India Tests have always produced magical moments, but I don't think the spirit will be there in the UAE. We need a series either in India or Pakistan.

Nothing like a Pakistan India Test match. Nothing comes close.

Mohali 2005

We were leading by 40 odd runs with 4 wickets in hand at the end of day 4 with a long day ahead of us with Kumble at his peak bowling on a day 5 Indian pitch. Not the most exciting prospect.

I was in 7th grade and we were all looking glum in the morning and didn't have phones back then so we couldn't check the score during class. However during the break, we went straight to the canteen and were astonished to see Kamran and Razzaq still batting. What a magnificent partnership it was and late in the day, Rana Naved game them a phainta as well to add salt to wounds.

One of the best rearguard efforts in Test cricket you'll ever see.
 
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Has to be the Karachi Test, was watching it live from the stands.
Memorable comeback and pure annhilation in the 2nd innings
 
Chennai Test, Multan and Dravids 270 where he got out trying a reverse sweep :)) Was it Rawalpindi?
 
Kumble's 10 wicket haul.. Always in awe whenever I watch it on Youtube!
 
Somehow I never enjoyed India-Pakistan tests even when India were winning. Always felt ODIs were tailor made for IndoPak battles!
 
Surprised nobody mentioned the 07 series where jumble ripped through Pakistan and had them 7 down but we couldn't win because of bad light.
 
Mohali 2005, Bangalore 2005, Karachi 2006.

They were my personal favourites but I enjoy every Test match between the countries.

Cricket has become too commercialised, many fans just don't value the Test game like they once did.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Surprised nobody mentioned the 07 series where jumble ripped through Pakistan and had them 7 down but we couldn't win because of bad light.
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I just remember the final scoreline of that series. Pakistan were woeful and India were looking at the Australian tour that season. We probably assembled our best ever team against Australia, still lost 2-1 :bucknor
 
Parmeetkumar said:
Has to be the Karachi Test, was watching it live from the stands.
Memorable comeback and pure annhilation in the 2nd innings
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High Five!

I was there too for the last 2 days.

It was a very overcast day I remember.

My fave test ever!!
 
Too bad those days are gone, Pakistan's test fortress has been deprived of the cricket it derserves for a long while now.
 
Karachi 1978 - The only memory I have is of Imran Khan and Javed Mianded running back to the dressing room after hitting the winning runs. It was like a T20 at the end. Pakistan chased 160 or so in less than a session after tea.

Karachi 1982 - This series I clearly remember. It was a long one, perhaps going on for four months in the winter. Pretty much all six test matches were memorable, but Imran Khan was truly devastating in this Karachi test. What a bowling spell it was in the second innings. I can't forget the way Vishwanath was bowled on an in-dipper.

Bangalore 1987 - Incredibly tense game from day one till the end. Setting 220 or so as the target for India thanks to some help from the tail-enders, and then Iqbal Qasim and Tauseef piling up the pressure, in addition to that great innings from Gavaskar on a very difficult pitch - a perfect test match.

Karachi 2006 - Winning a test match with 300+ runs after scoring 30 odd runs for six down, is an incredible achievement. Awesome test match.
 
Has to be chennai 99.
Cant forgot those two deliveries Akram bowled to Dravid. The first was plumb lbw not given by the umpire and the second probably one of Akram's best deliveries; pitching just outside the leg stump and hitting top of off stump.
 
99 Chennai is obviously a classic.

2004 Lahore is one of my all time favorites and I surprised no one has mentioned it. I was up late night watching our new fast bowling sensation rip through the great Indian batting line up and it was such a treat. This test was the moment Umar Gul truly arrived with a great show of seam bowling.

2005 Bangalore - The partnership between Inzi and Younis was brilliant after Pakistan was 14-2 on day 1. But the best bit of cricket in that test was played on day 5. Aggressive bowling from Afridi and Sami got Pakistan an unlikely win. Afridi's delivery to Ganguly was sensational but the moment Tendulkar got out was when we won that test.

2006 Karachi - Mohammad Asif came of age in this test match. Kamran Akmal was brilliant but if we are honest then we can admit that Asif's wicket-taking deliveries were just as crucial to winning that match. It was a great test even though it became a little bit one sided eventually.

Obviously, out of the tests I've listed none of them were as heart-stopping as the Chennai one simply because either team could have won that game. Oddly enough, in my lifetime at least I don't recall many test matches that weren't draws or one-sided.
 
RickyG said:
99 Chennai is obviously a classic.

2004 Lahore is one of my all time favorites and I surprised no one has mentioned it. I was up late night watching our new fast bowling sensation rip through the great Indian batting line up and it was such a treat. This test was the moment Umar Gul truly arrived with a great show of seam bowling.

2005 Bangalore - The partnership between Inzi and Younis was brilliant after Pakistan was 14-2 on day 1. But the best bit of cricket in that test was played on day 5. Aggressive bowling from Afridi and Sami got Pakistan an unlikely win. Afridi's delivery to Ganguly was sensational but the moment Tendulkar got out was when we won that test.

2006 Karachi - Mohammad Asif came of age in this test match. Kamran Akmal was brilliant but if we are honest then we can admit that Asif's wicket-taking deliveries were just as crucial to winning that match. It was a great test even though it became a little bit one sided eventually.

Obviously, out of the tests I've listed none of them were as heart-stopping as the Chennai one simply because either team could have won that game. Oddly enough, in my lifetime at least I don't recall many test matches that weren't draws or one-sided.
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I remember reading (on PP I believe) that flat wickets used to get prepared because they couldn't risk the national reaction to either side getting beaten heavily by the other.

And that is why so many historical series are draws when compared to the Ashes
 
Surprised no one mentioned Kolkata 1999. Pakistan recovering from 26-6 to 185 all out in 1st innings. Shoaib Akhtar getting Tendu and Dravid out bowled in successive balls. Pakistan collapsing from 264-3 to 316 all out in the 2nd innings. Tendu getting out which was the most unlucky dismissal I have ever seen in my life. India needing 60 odd runs with 4 wickets remaining on the last day with Ganguly still on the crease.

Sadly, it ended on a bad note as the whole Indian crowd had come in to watch India chase down the remaining 60 odd runs but Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar got the rest of the 4 wickets in no time, which started all the crowd trouble.
 
starchild said:
Surprised no one mentioned Kolkata 1999. Pakistan recovering from 26-6 to 185 all out in 1st innings. Shoaib Akhtar getting Tendu and Dravid out bowled in successive balls. Pakistan collapsing from 264-3 to 316 all out in the 2nd innings. Tendu getting out which was the most unlucky dismissal I have ever seen in my life. India needing 60 odd runs with 4 wickets remaining on the last day with Ganguly still on the crease.

Sadly, it ended on a bad note as the whole Indian crowd had come in to watch India chase down the remaining 60 odd runs but Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar got the rest of the 4 wickets in no time, which started all the crowd trouble.
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Kolkata probably the most unsporting crowd in India.
 
JaDed said:
Kolkata probably the most unsporting crowd in India.
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I think they were just really ****** off about Tendu's freak dismissal, which until now I still can't decide if Wasim Akram should have called him back or not.
 
starchild said:
I think they were just really ****** off about Tendu's freak dismissal, which until now I still can't decide if Wasim Akram should have called him back or not.
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It was the worst dismissal but it happened and technically it was out. Sachin was in prime form in 90's i don't think any captain would had called him back.
 
NA said:
Karachi 1978 - The only memory I have is of Imran Khan and Javed Mianded running back to the dressing room after hitting the winning runs. It was like a T20 at the end. Pakistan chased 160 or so in less than a session after tea.

Karachi 1982 - This series I clearly remember. It was a long one, perhaps going on for four months in the winter. Pretty much all six test matches were memorable, but Imran Khan was truly devastating in this Karachi test. What a bowling spell it was in the second innings. I can't forget the way Vishwanath was bowled on an in-dipper.

Bangalore 1987 - Incredibly tense game from day one till the end. Setting 220 or so as the target for India thanks to some help from the tail-enders, and then Iqbal Qasim and Tauseef piling up the pressure, in addition to that great innings from Gavaskar on a very difficult pitch - a perfect test match.

Karachi 2006 - Winning a test match with 300+ runs after scoring 30 odd runs for six down, is an incredible achievement. Awesome test match.
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Yeah Bangalore inning was his last test inning & indeed one of his best
 
Sandeep said:
Somehow I never enjoyed India-Pakistan tests even when India were winning. Always felt ODIs were tailor made for IndoPak battles!
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This 1000% times. I don't even remember a single memory from Multan Test or the Kumble 10 wicket. I know what happened in those matches, but I don't remember a thing.

I do remember the famous comeback in the 96 Quarter-final, Anwar and Sohail slaughtering us and the match turning as Sohail lost his cool, Mohali in 2011, Misbah's infamous scoop-shot that led to IPL, the epic Pakistan tour and Balaji hitting sixes and becoming a legend in Pakistan, and even the recent Asia Cup and Nasir Jamshed destroying us in India.

For me India vs Pakistan will always be Blue vs Green.
 
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It's already been more than 13 years since the last test was played between both nations & I don't think both teams will play any other test match in this decade as well.

From the test matches I've seen, I'd rate Mohali, Banglore & Karachi in no particular order.
 
Hasn't been a Test between the 2 most cricket-mad nations for nearly 14 years. Wonder how long this will go on for.
 
Pakistan vs India test cricket was the best. Always highly competitive. We've been robbed for 14 years not being able to witness India vs Pakistan.
Kohli may never play a test against Pakistan which is just sad.
 
I’ve been reminiscing about this a lot. What a shame that it’s been 14 years, depriving cricket fans of what would undoubtedly be top class cricket. I’m lucky enough to say that I had the privilege of watching that 2004-2007 period where the two nations played consistently.

For me, Karachi 2006 and Mohali 2005 are the ones that I always go back to. What a batting lineup we had, and same with the Indians. Respect to both sides.
 
Best Indo-Pak tests have to be Chennai and Feroz Kotla 99, top players in both sides and great competitive cricket.
 
I'm really glad I was old enough to watch and follow classics like Mohali 05, Bangalore 05, Karachi 06. A bit of an unpopular opinion here but a test series between these two teams, though I'd pick India to win the series, I personally wouldn't be that surprised if Pakistan would steal a game. Something about Pak-Ind test cricket brings out the magic, euphoria, and heart from the players on the field.
 
My two favourites:

Bangalore 2005 and Karachi 2006.

Bangalore because it was a win that came from spirit and determination and Karachi simply because we were 39 for 6 batting first on day 1 and still somehow won the game by 300 odd runs.
 
Chennai. That Test :)

How Pakistan won that match is still beyond me.

Such a shame that these great encounters are no longer played. The world of cricket is poorer without the 2 nations playing against each other.
 
Saj said:
Chennai. That Test :)

How Pakistan won that match is still beyond me.

Such a shame that these great encounters are no longer played. The world of cricket is poorer without the 2 nations playing against each other.
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Saqlain was at peak of his powers, good off spinners tend to do well in India.
 
Chennai and kolkotta 99 were both excellent tests between two good tests teams at the time.

In particular chennai seeing shoaib akthar silence the whole of india with those thunder bolt deliveries.
 
India vs Pakistan, 1999
1-1 across two Tests

An enthralling contest was expected between the two arch-rivals during their clash in 1999, and the series well and truly delivered its fair share of drama.

Sachin Tendulkar’s memorable knock of 136 was in vain as India fell short by a mere 12 runs in the opening Test match in Chennai while chasing down a target of 271. The close encounter was a treat for the fans witnessing it as it pitted Sachin’s mastery against the skills and wizardry of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq. The Pakistanis pulled off an incredible comeback to win the Test, with India collapsing from 254/6 to 258 all out following the dismissal of Tendulkar.

The second Test in Delhi would turn out to be another unforgettable encounter, with Anil Kumble etching his name in the history books. With Pakistan chasing down a total of 420, Kumble would scalp all 10 Pakistan wickets as he bowled them out for 207. He would become only the second bowler in history after Jim Laker to accomplish this feat.

Pakistan went on to win a third Test between the two teams a fortnight later, but that match was a part of the Asian Championship.


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