India at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

India at the
1998 Commonwealth Games

CGF code| IND
CGA| Indian Olympic Association
Website| olympic.ind.in
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag bearers| Opening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 8th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

This was the 12th time India participating in the Commonwealth Games.[1] India ranked 7th in the medal tally.[2]

## Medalists

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### Gold medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Jaspal Rana | Shooting | Men's 25 m Center-Fire Pistol |
Gold |
Ashok Pandit Jaspal Rana | Shooting | Men's 25 m Centre-Fire Pistol pairs |
Gold | Mansher Singh
Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Shooting | Men's Olympic Trap team |
Gold | Roopa Unnikrishnan | Shooting | Women's 50 m Rifle Prone |
Gold | Dhamraj Wilson | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg-Clean and jerk |
Gold | Arumugam.k.pandian | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg-Combined |
Gold | Satheesha Rai | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg-Snatch |

### Silver medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver |  | Badminton | Men's team |
Silver | Aparna Popat | Badminton | Women's singles |
Silver | Jitender Kumar | Boxing | Middleweight |
Silver | Jaspal Rana | Shooting | Men's 25 m Air Pistol |
Silver | Jaspal Rana
Satendra Kumar | Shooting | Men's Air Pistol pairs |
Silver | Dharmaraj Wilson | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg-Combined |
Silver | Arumugam.k.pandian | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg-Snatch |
Silver | Arumugam K. Pandian | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg-Clean and jerk |
Silver | Satheesha Rai | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg-Clean and jerk |
Silver | Satheesha Rai | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg-Combined |

### Bronze medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  |  | Event  | Date

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Bronze | Pullela Gopichand | Badminton  |  | Men's singles |
Bronze |  | Badminton  |  | Women's team |
Bronze | Bhanwar Dhaka | Shooting |  | Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol |
Bronze | Ganapathy Gnanasekar | Weightlifting |  | Men's 62 kg-Snatch |
Bronze | Murugesan Arun | Weightlifting |  | Men's 62 kg-Clean and jerk |
Bronze | Murugesan Arun | Weightlifting |  | Men's 62 kg-Combined |
Bronze | G. Vadivelu | Weightlifting |  | Men's 69 kg-Clean and jerk |
Bronze | Sandeep Kumar | Weightlifting |  | Men's 69 kg-Combined |

## Cricket

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Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

India named the below squad for the tournament.[3]

Roster

* Ajay Jadeja (c)
* Anil Kumble (vc)
* Nikhil Chopra
* Rohan Gavaskar
* Harbhajan Singh
* Gagan Khoda
* Amay Khurasiya
* VVS Laxman
* Paras Mhambrey
* Debashish Mohanty
* M. S. K. Prasad (wk)
* Rahul Sanghvi
* Robin Singh
* Sachin Tendulkar

Summary
Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
India men | Men's tournament |  Antigua and Barbuda
No result  |  Canada
W by 112 runs  |  Australia
L by 146 runs  | 3  | did not advance  | 9

Group stage
Group B  Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 3.299
2  |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0.079
3  |  India | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | −0.340
4  |  Canada | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | −2.558

Source: ESPNcricinfo

9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Antigua and Barbuda
164/9 (41 overs)

India
30/2 (9.4 overs)

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Ridley Jacobs 43* (70)
Anil Kumble 3/28 (8 overs)

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Sachin Tendulkar 15 (10)
Eldine Baptiste 1/4 (1 over)

No result
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and K. T. Francis (SL)

* Antigua and Barbuda won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced before play started to 41 overs per side due to overnight rain.[4] Rain prevented any further play after 9.4 overs were bowled in the second innings.[5]
* Wilden Cornwall and Ian Tittle (Ant) both made their List A debut.[4]
* Robin Singh (Ind) took his 100th List A wicket.[4]
* Points: Antigua and Barbuda 1, India 1.

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12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

India
157/9 (50 overs)

Canada
45 (23.5 overs)

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Amay Khurasiya 83 (136)
Davis Joseph 2/18 (8 overs)

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Joseph Harris 13 (20)
Anil Kumble 4/11 (6.5 overs)

India won by 112 runs
Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Ismail Khan (Mas) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)

* Canada won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: India 2, Canada 0.[6]
* Canada were eliminated as a result of this match.

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15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Australia
255/5 (50 overs)

India
109 (37.2 overs)

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Steve Waugh 100* (102)
Debashish Mohanty 3/50 (10 overs)

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Ajay Jadeja 27 (40)
Brad Young 4/23 (8.2 overs)

Australia won by 146 runs
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)

* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Amay Khurasiya was removed in stretcher after he collapsed due to dehydration while fielding. Rohan Gavaskar substituted for him. He couldn't bat during the Indian innings.[7]
* Points: Australia 2, India 0.
* Australia qualified for the semi-finals and India were eliminated as a result of this match.

## References

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1. ^ "Home". thecgf.com.
2. ^ "India Kuala Lumpur 1998". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
3. ^ "India Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. ^ a b c "Antigua and Barbuda v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. ^ Saha, Rajdeep (13 July 2022). "When India played cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. ^ "Canada v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
7. ^ "Australia v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

* v
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India at the Commonwealth Games

* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

India hosted the Games in 2010.

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Associations at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Australia
* Bahamas
* Bangladesh
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Botswana
* British Virgin Islands
* Brunei Darussalam
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Cook Islands
* Cyprus
* Dominica
* England
* Falkland Islands
* Fiji
* Gambia, The
* Ghana
* Gibraltar
* Grenada
* Guernsey
* Guyana
* India
* Isle of Man
* Jamaica
* Jersey
* Kenya
* Kiribati
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Malta
* Mauritius
* Montserrat
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Ireland
* Pakistan
* Papua New Guinea
* Saint Helena
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Samoa
* Scotland
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* South Africa
* Sri Lanka
* Swaziland
* Tanzania, United Republic of
* Tonga
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* Tuvalu
* Uganda
* Vanuatu
* Wales
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

*[BM]: Bronze medal match
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[T]: Tied
*[NR]: No result
*[Pts]: Points
*[NRR]: Net run rate