The DLF Cup (named after sponsor DLF) was the name for two one-day internationals between India and Pakistan to be held in United Arab Emirates in April. The revenue of the friendship cup matches went to help the victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. The DLF Cup also signifies the return of cricket to the Middle East after a 6-year absence.
Schedule Date Match Venue 18 April 1st ODI Abu Dhabi 19 April 2nd ODI Abu Dhabi
Squads
India Pakistan Rahul Dravid (c) Virender Sehwag (vc) Robin Uthappa Yuvraj Singh Mohammad Kaif Suresh Raina MS Dhoni (wk) Irfan Pathan Harbhajan Singh Ramesh Powar Ajit Agarkar Munaf Patel Venugopal Rao Sreesanth R. P. Singh Inzamam-ul-Haq (c) Younis Khan (vc) Imran Farhat Shoaib Malik Mohammad Yousuf Kamran Akmal (wk) Shahid Afridi Danish Kaneria Abdul Razzaq Mohammad Asif Rao Iftikhar Anjum Naved-ul-Hasan Faisal Iqbal Abdur Rehman
ODI Series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
Notes