# Pakistani cricket team in India in 1952–53

The Pakistan national cricket team toured the republic of India in the 1952–53 season, playing five Tests. The First Test was the first-ever Test for Pakistan after its inception and the second match resulted in Pakistan's first Test victory. India won the series 2–1 with two Tests being drawn.

## The Pakistan team

* Abdul Kardar (captain)
* Imtiaz Ahmed
* Khurshid Ahmed
* Maqsood Ahmed
* Zulfiqar Ahmed
* Israr Ali
* Rusi Dinshaw
* Amir Elahi
* Waqar Hasan
* Anwar Hussain
* Mahmood Hussain
* Khalid Ibadulla
* Fazal Mahmood
* Hanif Mohammad
* Khan Mohammad
* Nazar Mohammad
* Wazir Mohammad
* Khalid Qureshi

## Tour matches
### Three-day: North Zone v Pakistanis

* 10–12 October 1952 Scorecard
* Match drawn Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar Umpires: Santosh Ganguli and I. Ghosh
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
* Prakash Bhandari (North Zone) picked his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class matches.

### Three-day: Central Zone v Pakistanis

* 31 October–2 November 1952 Scorecard
* Match drawn Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
* Khurshid Ahmed scored a century on debut in first-class matches.
* Mahmood Hussain claimed his first five-wicket haul in first-class matches.

### Three-day: West Zone v Pakistanis

* 4–6 November 1952 Scorecard
* Match drawn Commerce College Ground, Ahmedabad Umpires: Dinkar Desai and Santosh Ganguli
* West Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
* Pananmal Punjabi (West Zone) and Wazir Mohammad (Pakistanis) both made their first centuries in first-class matches.

### Three-day: Bombay v Pakistanis

* 8–10 November 1952 Scorecard
* Match drawn Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Umpires: M. G. Bhave and Noshirvan Nagarwala
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.

### Three-day: South Zone v Pakistanis

* 21–23 November 1952 Scorecard
* Match drawn Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Bapu Joshi and V. S. Natarajan
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.

### Three-day: Indian Universities v Pakistanis

* 5–7 December 1952 Scorecard
* Match drawn Central College Ground, Bangalore
* Indian Universities won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hanif Mohammad (Pakistanis) passed 1,000 runs in first-class matches.

### Three-day: East Zone v Pakistanis

* 19–21 December 1952 Scorecard
* Match drawn Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
* Raymond Lewis and B. Moitra (both East Zone) played respectively their debut and only first-class matches, while Nazar Mohammad (Pakistanis) played his last.

## Test matches
### 1st Test

* 16–18 October 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard
* India won by an innings and 70 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Balkrishna Mohoni (Ind) and Mysore Vijayasarathi (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was the first Test match for Pakistan. For all the Pakistani players except Abdul Kardar and Amir Elahi this was the debut Test. Kardar and Elahi had earlier played Test cricket for India.
* Hemu Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed broke the record for highest tenth wicket partnership for India, before Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan surpassed it in 2004 (133).
* Vinoo Mankad's 8/52 in Pakistan's first innings and 13/131 in the match were the best bowling figures recorded by an India bowler.

### 2nd Test

* 23–26 October 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard
* Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs University Ground, Lucknow Umpires: Balkrishna Mohoni (Ind) and Jamshed Patel (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hiralal Gaekwad and Shah Nyalchand (both Ind), and Mahmood Hussain and Zulfiqar Ahmed (both Pak) made their debut in Tests.

### 3rd Test

* 13–16 November 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard
* India won by 10 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Umpires: Jamshed Patel (Ind) and Mysore Vijayasarathi (Ind)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bal Dani, Madhav Apte and Vijay Rajindernath (all Ind), and Wazir Mohammad (Pak) made their debut in Tests.

### 4th Test

* 28 November–1 December 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard
* Match drawn Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras Umpires: Noshirvan Nagarwala (Ind) and Prasad Sinha (Ind)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on the last two days because of rain.
* Ebrahim Maka (Ind) made his debut in Tests.

### 5th Test

* 12–15 Dec 1952 (4-day match) Scorecard
* Match drawn Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: Jamshed Patel (Ind) and Mysore Vijayasarathi (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Deepak Shodhan (Ind) made his debut in Tests.

## Aftermath

In 2003, to mark the 50th anniversary of the tour, the surviving members of the Pakistani team were awarded a commemorative medallion, a cash prize of 250,000 rupees, and a current green Pakistan blazer.