Question for Pakistan fans - Do you count the 1999 Test series in India as a series win?

[RedwoodOriginal]

The 1999 series, which was probably one of the greatest Indo-Pak series ever, featured two test matches with one other test being part of the Asian Test Championship. All three were highly memorable test matches. The Chennai test for the nailing finish, the Delhi test for Kumble's 10 and the Kolkata test for Shoaib's performance with the ball and Saeed Anwar's unbeaten hundred in the second innings. Technically, the third test was not part of the series, but since all three test matches took place in India on the same tour and in consecutive order (one after the other), I consider it a series win. I can completely understand if others disagree with this idea, but just interested to know how other people view it.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Yeah I've always grouped them together. Maybe not as officially as a series but as "won in India in 1999"

 

[Mesozoic]

Series was drawn 1-1.

Pakistan then won the Asia Test Final.

 

[Savak]

Absolutely 2-1 Pakistan and Pakistan won the Tri Series in India as well. The Indian team and Cricketing public was in complete awe of that Pakistani team.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Absolutely 2-1 Pakistan and Pakistan won the Tri Series in India as well. The Indian team and Cricketing public was in complete awe of that Pakistani team.

That was a very memorable start to the year. Had the Asian Test Championship win too not long after. A shame that everything came to a grinding halt in the World Cup final.

 

[Savak]

New Superstars were born in that series ie Shoaib Akhtar, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shahid Afridi. Saeed Anwar, Inzamam, Wasim Akram and Moin Khan were able to show their quality as well.

The only person who was past it and failed to show up was Waqar Younis. This series enabled Shoaib to completely dislodge Waqar who never got over it.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

That was a very memorable start to the year. Had the Asian Test Championship win too not long after. A shame that everything came to a grinding halt in the World Cup final.

Still traumatised by the 1999 final. Was too much as a 13 year old kid.

 

[Ahmed216]

Tony Greg's commentary when Wasim took a hat-trick in Asian championship final was just brilliant.

 

[Ahmed216]

Still traumatised by the 1999 final. Was too much as a 13 year old kid.

I was 11. Still remember the silence in my house that day.
Uncles and cousins were together and we were shaking hands in joy when we felt we had won a very important toss.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

The 1999 series, which was probably one of the greatest Indo-Pak series ever, featured two test matches with one other test being part of the Asian Test Championship. All three were highly memorable test matches. The Chennai test for the nailing finish, the Delhi test for Kumble's 10 and the Kolkata test for Shoaib's performance with the ball and Saeed Anwar's unbeaten hundred in the second innings. Technically, the third test was not part of the series, but since all three test matches took place in India on the same tour and in consecutive order (one after the other), I consider it a series win. I can completely understand if others disagree with this idea, but just interested to know how other people view it.

Is this the same one where India threw away the match with 25 odd runs to chase with 5 wickets and most importantly Sachin on crease?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Is this the same one where India threw away the match with 25 odd runs to chase with 5 wickets and most importantly Sachin on crease?

Yes same one

 

[shaz619]

I wish there was a way to relive those matches again.

Also, we need like a 4k release / remaster of all those iconic games.

Maybe someone ought to start a cricket streaming service with all the archive footage and also access to live matches.

For now I’d happily take the DVD/Blu-Ray set.

And I fully see Pakistan as having won in India personally.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Brother there is nothing more beautiful than 1996-1999 cricket

Enjoy the test series win, you all deserve to own that. As a Bharatiya fan, i have no problem with that because i always considered a test series defeat myself. So it goes both ways.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Bro Sachin played a hell of a test knock at Chennai against an all time test bowling attack on a day 5 pitch. People been unfair to him for too long. That was a legendary effort from Sach.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan dominated India in Test during those days.

I remember Afridi scored a stunning 141.

 

[zaidihusain]

Pakistan dominated India in Test during those days.

I remember Afridi scored a stunning 141.

Wasim Akram's captaincy during this period was one of the best. They way he promoted and encouraged youngsters like Afridi, Shoaib, Saqlain, Abdur Razzaq was amazing. Wasim was never an insecure captain, he had always trusted his youngsters. After 2003 WC and specially after Inzamam's retirement in 2007 the battle for captaincy restarted.

 

[sweep_shot]

Wasim Akram's captaincy during this period was one of the best. They way he promoted and encouraged youngsters like Afridi, Shoaib, Saqlain, Abdur Razzaq was amazing. Wasim was never an insecure captain, he had always trusted his youngsters. After 2003 WC and specially after Inzamam's retirement in 2007 the battle for captaincy restarted.

Yes. Wasim was a very good captain. He used to lead from the front.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Bro Sachin played a hell of a test knock at Chennai against an all time test bowling attack on a day 5 pitch. People been unfair to him for too long. That was a legendary effort from Sach.

Sachin gets alot of unnecessary flak for that knock. He essentially fought a lone battle in the second innings and played a fine knock. He was batting against Waqar, Wasim and a Saqlain Mushtaq who was at his peak as bowler, on a Day 5 Chennai pitch.

 

[NishanKonar]

That era was peak of Pakistan's dominance over India. I remember Pakistan at one point won 9 out of 10 ODIs against India in that period ( funnily enough lost the game against India - the 1999 WC game at Manchester in Super Six )

How the tables has turned. Probably one of the greatest turnarounds in sports rivalries !

 

[Bhaijaan]

That era was peak of Pakistan's dominance over India. I remember Pakistan at one point won 9 out of 10 ODIs against India in that period ( funnily enough lost the game against India - the 1999 WC game at Manchester in Super Six )

How the tables has turned. Probably one of the greatest turnarounds in sports rivalries !

You are about to see another turnaround as Bharat look to challenge the supremacy of Asian Football Tigers very soon.

 

[ufcfan]

Absolutely 2-1 Pakistan and Pakistan won the Tri Series in India as well. The Indian team and Cricketing public was in complete awe of that Pakistani team.

Cricketing public was not in awe of that Pakistan team infact they were in awe of Akhter
Everyone was only talking about him,batsmen we generally used to have,Wasim,Waqar all we had seen before
Not everyone was Shoaib ,he was the first one probably after Jeff Thompson who was touted as the next fastest tearaway
People only talked about him,noone was paying heed to others