India and Pakistan have played test series from 1978 to 2006 as part of their long standing rivalry in field hockey. They played eight test series in this span out of which Pakistan won six, India won one and one was drawn. Out of 52 matches played Pakistan won 25, India won 16 and 11 were drawn. The goal aggregation so far is Pakistan 124 - 104 India). In 1998, each country hosted four matches out of which Pakistan won four, India won three and one was drawn.HABIB BANK TROPHY and PEPSI FRIENDSHIP GOLD CUP The last was played in 2006 with three matches in each nation. Pakistan won three matches while India won one and two were drawn.
Indo-Pak test series of field hockey was 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.
List of series Out of eight test series played between the two teams, Pakistan have won on six occasions and India once. One series ended in a draw. Of the total 52 matches played, Pakistan have won 25 times against India's 16, with 11 matches ending in draws.
YearMatchesWinnerResults Captain Coach Captain Coach 1978 4 Pakistan win 3–1 Islahuddin Siddique Sayad A. Hussain Victor Philips Randhir Singh Gentle 1981 4 Pakistan win 2–1 Akhtar Rasool Khwaja Zakauddin Surjit Singh Randhawa Harmik Singh 1986 7 India win 3–2 Hassan Sardar Anwar Ahmad Khan Mohammed Shahid M. P. Ganesh 1988 6Draw 2–2 Nasir Ali Manzoor-ul Hassan M. M. Somaya M. P. Ganesh 1998 8 Pakistan win 4–3 Tahir Zaman Islahuddin Siddique Dhanraj Pillay Vasudevan Baskaran 1999 9 Pakistan win 5–3 Atif Bashir Shehnaz Sheikh Anil Aldrin Vasudevan Baskaran 2004 8 Pakistan win 4–2 Waseem Ahmed Roelant Oltmans Dilip Tirkey Gehard Rach 2006 6 Pakistan win 3–1 Muhammad Saqlain Asif Bajwa Ignace Tirkey Rajinder Singh Jr.
Matches Test series between India and Pakistan:Indo-Pak Hockey Series
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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NoteIndian Leg 2 0 0 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 2 1 Pakistan win Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore 3 2 Pakistan winPakistani Leg 1 1 0 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 6 0 Pakistan win National Stadium, Karachi 1 2 India winAggregation 3 1 0 12 5 Pakistan win the Test 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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NoteIndian Leg 1 1 0 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 5 3 Pakistan win Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 3 4 India winPakistani Leg 1 0 1 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 2 2Draw National Stadium, Karachi 4 2 Pakistan winAggregation 2 1 1 14 11 Pakistan win the Test 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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NoteIndian Leg 1 2 0 Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 3 2 Pakistan win Shivaji Stadium, Kolhapur 1 2 India win Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 3 6 India winPakistani Leg 1 1 2 Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot 3 2 Pakistan win Niaz Hockey Stadium, Sargodha 2 2Draw Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad 3 3Draw Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 1 2 India winAggregation 2 3 2 16 19 India win the Test 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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NoteIndian Leg 1 2 0 Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 2 3 India win Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow 1 2 India win Railway Stadium, Gwalior 2 1 Pakistan winPakistani Leg 1 0 2 National Stadium, Lahore 1 1Draw Gen. Musa Khan Stadium, Quetta 1 1Draw Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 3 2 Pakistan winAggregation 2 2 2 10 10Series Draw
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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NoteHabib Bank Trophy220 Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshwar 4 1 Pakistan win Army Stadium, Rawalpindi 2 1 Pakistan win National Stadium, Lahore 3 4 India win Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 0 2 India winPepsi Friendship Gold Cup211 Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 2 3 India win Surjeet Singh Stadium, Jalandhar 1 1Draw Begumpet Police Stadium, Hyderabad 3 1 Pakistan win Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai 2 0 Pakistan winAggregation 4 3 1 17 13 Pakistan win the Test 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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NoteIndian Leg 3 1 0 Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 4 3 Pakistan win Aish Bag Stadium, Bhopal 4 1 Pakistan win Begumpeth Police Stadium, Hyderabad 5 2 Pakistan win Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai 0 3 India winPakistani Leg 2 2 1 National Stadium, Lahore 4 2 Pakistan win Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 4 2 Pakistan win Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar 1 2 India win Army Stadium, Peshawar 3 3Draw National Stadium, Lahore 2 3 India winAggregation 5 3 1 27 21 Pakistan win the Test 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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NotePakistani Leg 2 1 1 Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 2 1 Pakistan win Gen. Musa Khan Stadium, Quetta 1 4 India win Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar 3 2 Pakistan win National Stadium, Lahore 4 4DrawIndian Leg 2 1 1 Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi 2 1 Pakistan win Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh 1 1Draw Guru Nanak Dev University Stadium, Amritsar 3 1 Pakistan win Gachibowli Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad 0 2 India winAggregation 4 2 2 16 16 Pakistan win the Test 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.
Leg Final Position Venue Results Pakistan India Draw Pakistan India NoteIndian Leg 3 0 0 Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh 2 1 Pakistan win Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh 3 1 Pakistan win Surjeet Singh Stadium, Jalandhar 2 1 Pakistan winPakistani Leg 0 1 2 National Stadium, Lahore 1 1Draw Faisalabad Hockey Stadium, Faisalabad 1 2 India win Army Stadium, Rawalpindi 3 3DrawAggregation 3 1 2 12 9 Pakistan win the Test Series
References
See also India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry