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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. They played 8 test series in this span out of which Pakistan won 6, India won one and one was drawn. Out of 52 matches played Pakistan has won 25, India has won 16 and 11 are drawn. The goal aggregation so far is ( Pakistan 124 - 104 India). In 1998 both hosted 4 matches out of which Pakistan won 4, India won 3 and one was drawn. The last was played in 2006 with three matches in both nations. Pakistan won the three matches while India won one and two were drawn.

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Indo-Pak test series of field hockey is expected to restart from 2013 as declared by Hockey India. 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 8 test series played between India and Pakistan. Pakistan has won six and India has won only one and one is drawn. The next test series will be played in 2013.

The overall results of the test series are:

Matches

Test series between India and Pakistan:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1999 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.

2004 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.

2006 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.

References

India–Pakistan field hockey test series Wikipedia