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India at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

India at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeIND
CGAIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
7
Silver
10
Bronze
8
Total
25
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Roster
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
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 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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)
v
 India
30/2 (9.4 overs)
Ridley Jacobs 43* (70)
Anil Kumble 3/28 (8 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 15 (10)
Eldine Baptiste 1/4 (1 over)
  • 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.

12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
India 
157/9 (50 overs)
v
 Canada
45 (23.5 overs)
Amay Khurasiya 83 (136)
Davis Joseph 2/18 (8 overs)
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.

15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Australia 
255/5 (50 overs)
v
 India
109 (37.2 overs)
Steve Waugh 100* (102)
Debashish Mohanty 3/50 (10 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 27 (40)
Brad Young 4/23 (8.2 overs)
  • 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". Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. 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.