India and Pakistan have played against each other several times in field hockey. They participate in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Hockey Asia Cup, Hockey Champions Trophy, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Summer Olympic Games.
India and Pakistan have a record of facing each other in the first seven Asian games hockey finals. They have played a total of nine finals against each other in which Pakistan has won seven and India has won two gold. Both nations have played each other from 1956 to 1964 in three successive Olympic Hockey finals. India won gold twice while Pakistan won once. They played in four Asia cup hockey finals against each other. Pakistan won three out of those. Pakistan have a record of winning the first three Asia cup hockey (i.e. 1982, 1985 and 1989) against India in row. Both teams participate in Sultan Azlan Shah hockey which is held every year in Malaysia.
Video India-Pakistan field hockey rivalry
Statistics
- By Year
Year wise record of India vs Pakistan Hockey:
- By Tournament
The record between India and Pakistan by tournament is:
Maps India-Pakistan field hockey rivalry
Major Tournaments Won
India v/s Pakistan Test Series
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 1 and 1 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.
Indo-Pak test series of field hockey is expected to restart from 2013 as declared by Hockey India.
The overall results of the test series are:
India v/s Pakistan Major Tournament Matches
The following table show India vs Pakistan in major tournaments and their finishing in the tournament:
Other Matches
Other matches played between India and Pakistan are:
See also
- India-Pakistan cricket rivalry
- Asia Cup
- Asian Games
- Commonwealth Hockey
- Olympic Hockey
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- World Cup
References
- Past winners Azlan Shah Cup
External links
- All Other Indo-Pak Matches
- Z News India beat Pakistan 2-1
- India waste 3-0 lead in ill-tempered match vs Pak
- Field hockey rivalry draws huge crowd
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