Team India Match Played In Balochistan: Pakistan and its Balochistan province are in the news at this time. The reason for this is the train hijack. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jafar Express train in Pakistan. The BLA claims that he has more than 200 Pakistani people hostage.
Recently, ICC Champions Trophy was 2025 in hosting Pakistan. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had already made it clear for security reasons that Team India will not go on a tour of Pakistan under any circumstances.
In such a situation, the Champions Trophy was done under the hybrid model. The Indian team played all their matches in Dubai. The final also took place here, in which the Indian team won the title under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy by defeating New Zealand.
But just after the Champions Trophy, this train hijack occurred. In such a situation, most of the fans are celebrating Venus that the Indian team did not go to Pakistan. Meanwhile, some fans will also be eager to know whether the Balochistan where this train has been hijacked, has there ever been international matches or not?
How many international cricket stadiums are there in Balochistan and have the Indian team ever played a cricket match or not? Let’s know the answers to all these questions …
How many international cricket stadiums are there in Balochistan?
Talking about the International Cricket Stadium, there are mainly two such grounds in Balochistan. Both of them are in quetta. The first is Ayub National Stadium and the second is Bugti Stadium. International matches are done here. While there is also a Gwadar Cricket Stadium, so far only domestic or any league matches are done here.
Did international cricket matches ever take place in Balochistan?
International matches have been conducted so far at Ayub and Bugti Stadiums in Balochistan. But say the misfortune of this province or the discrimination of the Government of Pakistan that there has been no international cricket match since 1996. There are only 3 ODIs, including these two stadiums. Two ODIs were played at Ayub National Stadium. While only one ODI has happened in Bugti Stadium.
Indian team played 2 ODIs in Balochistan
The Indian team in Balochistan has played only 2 ODIs so far. The first match was against Pakistan on 1 October 1978 at Ayub Stadium. In this, the Indian team, captained by Bishan Singh Bedi, won by 4 runs. The Player of the Match was Mohinder Amarnath, who played an unbeaten innings of 51 runs and also took 2 wickets.
Team India also played its second ODI at this Ayub National Stadium. The Indian team played this match on 12 October 1984 under the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar. The Pakistani team won by 46 runs in this match. In this way, the Indian team has won only one of the 2 ODIs in Balochistan.
The third and last international cricket match in Balochistan took place between Pakistan and Zimbabwe on 30 October 1996. This ODI match was held at Bugti Stadium, in which Pakistan won by 3 wickets. This was the first and last international cricket match at Bugti Stadium.