Pakistani cricket team in India in 2007–08
The Pakistan national cricket team toured India in November 2007 and played five ODIs and three Test matches between 6 November and 12 December. India won the ODI series by a 3–2 margin,[1] while the Test series was won by a 1–0 margin.
| Pakistani cricket team in India in 2007–08 | |||
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| Pakistan | India | ||
| Dates | 2 November – 12 December 2007 | ||
| Captains |
Shoaib Malik Younus Khan (3rd Test) |
Anil Kumble (Tests) MS Dhoni (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Misbah-ul-Haq (464) | Sourav Ganguly (534) | |
| Most wickets | Danish Kaneria (12) | Anil Kumble (18) | |
| Player of the series | Sourav Ganguly (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Yousuf (283) | Yuvraj Singh (272) | |
| Most wickets | Sohail Tanvir (8) | RP Singh (6) | |
| Player of the series | Yuvraj Singh (Ind) | ||
Background
editThe tour schedule was released in mid June 2007. It was announced that the Pakistan squad would arrive on 2 November and would play five ODIs followed by three Tests, the tour that would follow Australia's India tour for seven ODIs.[2] In mid October 2007, the first three ODIs were rescheduled in that it was announced that they would be played a day each in advance, in order to accommodate the third ODI on a Sunday.[3]
This was the fourth tour combined between the two countries in as many years. Pakistan came to India on the back of a superior record against the Indian side in both Tests and ODIs. In Tests they had a 12–8 record in their favour, while in ODIs from 1978 till the start of this series, they had won 62 per cent of the games, with the figure dropping to 57 after 2000.[4] India also had a poor home record in ODIs against Pakistan having won six matches and lost 15 leading up to the series.[5]
Issam Ahmed of the Telegraph felt that on the backdrop of the declaration of emergency in Pakistan and the Pakistan team's "disappointing" performance at home against South Africa, "enthusiasm on the street seems pretty hard to come by".[4] The same state was echoed in India by The Hindu which dubbed this Pakistan team the "weakest ... to tour India" while adding that despite the "number of young players with proven ability [it] lacks names that inspire awe". It also attributed this to "playing each other every year, due to which the novelty of watching the two neighbours slug it out has waned" and that the "intensity ... has ... reduced".[6] However, Pakistan's coach Geoff Lawson called the series "bigger than the Ashes".[4]
Squads
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A 16-member Pakistan ODI squad was named on 26 October 2007. Shoaib Akhtar who had served a ban that followed an altercation with a teammate was included in the side. From the team that played South Africa at home, Mohammad Hafeez and Khalid Latif were dropped.[8] Younus Khan was appointed as their vice-captain.[11] Mohammad Asif was ruled out initially for the first three ODIs,[12] and later the subsequent ODIs and the Test series due to an elbow injury, before being replaced by Mohammad Sami leading into the Test series.[13] India announced their squad for the first two ODIs 27 October. Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Karthik were dropped following inconsistent performances in the preceding series and were replaced by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, with Praveen Kumar as the only new inclusion in the squad.[7] An unchanged side announced for the next two ODIs.[14]
Bowler Anil Kumble was named India's Test captain for the series.[14] A 14-member squad was announced on 14 November for the first two Tests; Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan made way for spinners Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik.[9] After S. Sreesanth and R. P. Singh were ruled out of the First Test owing to shoulder injury and an oblique abdominal strain respectively, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel, the latter recovering from injury himself, were drafted into the squad.[15] After they lost Zaheer Khan to injury after the Second Test, India called in Irfan Pathan and V. R. V. Singh to their side for the Third.[16] Pakistan named the same side for the Test series that played the ODIs. After Umar Gul was returned home following an injury sustained in the First Test, all-rounder Yasir Arafat was named as his replacement.[17] Captain Shoaib Malik was ruled out of the Third Test upon failing a fitness test following an injury he suffered in the First Test.[18] Subsequently, Younus Khan was asked to lead the side.[19]
Tour match
editDelhi
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- 14 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding)
After putting in Delhi to bat first in a pitch that assisted swing, Pakistan picked quick wickets reducing the hosts to 46/4. A 91-run stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Rajat Bhatia then followed before a lower order collapse took Delhi's score to 213 after 50 overs. In reply, Imran Nazir slammed 34 from 22 balls before he was removed by Amit Bhandari.[21] Salman Butt and Misbah-ul-Haq (39) then put together a 116-run stand, with the former retiring hurt after brisk 83 off 84 balls. Subsequently, Yasir Hameed took the team home while remaining unbeaten on 33.[20]
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) became the eighth Pakistan player to aggregate 1,000 runs against India in ODIs.[22]
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pakistan's 322 was their highest total in a successful chase,[23] before it was surpassed in 2014 when they made 329 against Bangladesh.[24]
3rd ODI
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4th ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sourav Ganguly (Ind) picked his 100th wicket in ODIs and became the third player to complete 10,000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in ODIs.[26]
- Zaheer Khan (Ind) picked his 200th wicket in ODIs.[26]
- Sourav Ganguly played his last ODI match.
5th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Praveen Kumar (Ind) and Sarfraz Ahmed (Pak) made their ODI debut.
- Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik (Pak) put together 168 runs, Pakistan's highest against India for the fourth wicket.[27]
Test series
edit1st Test
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- Bad light ended play on days 1 and 4 before scheduled time.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) surpassed Allan Border's aggregate of 11,174 runs to become the second-highest run-scorer in Tests. He became only the third Indian, after Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid, to aggregate 1,000 runs in the fourth innings of Tests.[28]
2nd Test
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- Yasir Arafat (Pak) made his Test debut.
- Ranjan Madugalle (SL) refereed his 100th Test.[29]
- Sourav Ganguly (Ind) scored his first double century in Tests. His 239 in the first innings was the highest by an India left-handed player surpassing Vinod Kambli's 227.[30]
- Yasir Arafat became the eighth Pakistan bowler to pick a five-wicket haul on Test debut.[30]
- Salman Butt (Pak) reached 1,000 runs in Tests.[30]
- Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan surpassed the pair of Yousuf and Inzamam-ul-Haq for most runs scored while batting together in Tests (3,080),[31] before it was broken by the pair of Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq in 2016.[32] They also surpassed Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes (WI) for most runs scored together while batting against India.[31]
- India conceded 76 extras in Pakistan's first innings, the highest in a Test; it included 35 byes, the second highest.[33]
- As of 2024, this has been the last test match played between the two nations
Broadcast
editIndia's public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati bought the broadcasting rights of the entire series, both ODIs and Tests, in Doordarshan for ₹81.25 crore. It also bought rights for radio commentary for US$10,000 for each ODI and Test.[34]
References
edit- ^ "India seal Pakistan series after easy win". Rediff.com. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Australia and Pakistan face packed schedule in India". ESPNcricinfo. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Change in Pakistan's tour itinerary". ESPNcricinfo. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Ahmed, Issam (5 November 2007). "Pakistan and India embark on more mature relationship". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Engrossing battles owe a lot to the intensity". The Hindu. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan expected to take it easy". The Hindu. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Sehwag replaces Dravid for first two one-dayers". ESPNcricinfo. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Shoaib Akhtar named in 16-man ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Harbhajan returns for Pakistan Tests". ESPNcricinfo. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan bank on pace". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Younis appointed vice-captain". ESPNcricinfo. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Injury rules Asif out of first three ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Mohammad Sami recalled to Pakistan squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Kumble to captain in Test series against Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Sreesanth and RP Singh ruled out of first Test". ESPNcricinfo. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Pathan, VRV and Ishant drafted in". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Umar Gul to fly home after another injury". ESPNcricinfo. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Malik ruled out of Bangalore Test". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Younis to lead, deflects reports of rift". ESPNcricinfo. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Butt returns to form as Pak warm-up in style". The Times of India Group. cricket.indiatimes.com. Press Trust of India. 2 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Butt and Younis star in convincing victory". ESPNcricinfo. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Dhoni's records, and Pakistan's mid-innings slump". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Younis stars in thrilling win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Records tumble as Afridi gives an encore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Butt's amazing run, and India's dreaded duo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Ganguly completes a treble, and Zaheer gets 200". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Fifth One-Day International, India v Pakistan". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Tendulkar goes past Border". ESPNcricinfo. 25 November 2007.
- ^ "Third Test Match, India v Pakistan". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "A feast for left-handers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Yousuf-Younis break partnership records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Misbah – Younis break Pakistan's all-time partnership record for most runs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Extras galore, and Arafat's near-miss". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Prasar Bharati wrests marketing rights of India-Pak series". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links
edit- Tour home at ESPN Cricinfo
- Pakistan to India 2007-08 at test-cricket-tours.co.uk
- Pakistan in India 2007/08 at CricketArchive (subscription required)