Indo/Pak match Pictures. (Merged)

practice session photos!

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Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar, left, shares a moment with India's Ashish Nehra during a practice session Monday, April 12, 2004, a day before their third cricket test match in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, right, watches his batting actions on a video camera during a practice session Monday, April 12, 2004, a day before the third cricket test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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*Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar (left) and spinner Danish Kaneria during a practice session in Rawalpindi *

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*India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, right, share a moment with captain Sourav Ganguly during a practice session Monday, April 12, a day before the third cricket test match in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. *

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India's Ajit Agarkar, right, and Ashish Nehra perform stretching exercises during a practice session Monday

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Indian coach John Wright, left, share a moment with captain Sourav Ganguly, second from right, and vice captain Rahul Dravid, right, during a practice session Monday, April 12, 2004, a day before the third cricket test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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*India's L.Balaji, right delivers a ball while Ahish Nehra looks on during a practice session in Lahore, Pakistan Saturday, April 10, 2004. *

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*India's Yuvraj Singh, left, reacts after he was hit by a ball delivered by Ajit Agarkar, right, during a practice session *

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India's Sourav Ganguly, right, Rahul Dravid and Ramesh Powar, in the background, wait to practice in the nets during a practice session in Lahore

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Journalists interview India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, center after a practice session in Lahore

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India's star batsman Sachin Tedndulkar practices with a bat and ball during a practice session in Lahore

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*Indian cricket coach John Wright (right) with fast bowler Irfan Pathan (left) during a practice session in Lahore *

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*Indian cricket team captain Rahul Dravid, left, chats with a Pakistani border force officer during his visit to Wagah, a Pakistan-India border post near Lahore, Pakistan *

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Indian cricket players pose with soldiers of Pakistan's Border Force during their visit to Wagah, a Pakistan-India border post near Lahore

Another set of great pics! Thanks Talha!

It seems like only Shoaib A. is the friendliest guy on the team :hehe:

onto 3rd test - Day 1 photos :sunny:

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Fit again India skipper Sourav Ganguly shakes hands with his Pakistan counterpart Inzamam-ul-Haq in Rawalpindi

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Lakshmipathy Balaji takes full advantage of Ganguly’s decision to bowl, trapping opener Taufeeq Umar lbw for nine

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*Indian captain Sourav Ganguly attempts to catch a ball during the first day of third cricket test match against Pakistan *

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*Irfan Pathan has Yasir Hameed caught by VVS Laxman at second slip for 26, an airy drive bringing his downfall *

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India’s Ashish Nehra, right, celebrates a dismissal of Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq, left

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*India’s Ashish Nehra, left, celebrates a dismissal of Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq with Sachin Tendulkar *

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Bails for Pakistan's Yousif Youhana goes off as India's Irfan Pathan dismissed him for just 13. Pathan claimed his wicket for the fifth time in the series

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*Indian cricket players celebrate dismissing Pakistani batsman Yousuf Youhana (L) on the first day of the third test match between Pakistan and India in Rawalpindi April 13, 2004. *

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Pakistan's Asim Kamal ducks a ball delivered by India's Ashish Nehra

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Shoaib Akhtar lasts just two balls before his off stump is uprooted by a full-pitched out-swinger from Balaji

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*Pakistan's Mohammad Sami hits a ball for a boundary against India *

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Mohammad Sami gets a let-off on 34 as Patel drops a catch that balloons high off a mis-timed flick

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Sami is run out by a direct throw from Pathan after playing some cultured shots in a career-best 49. Pakistan wrapped up with 224 runs on board

day 2 photos

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Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar (right) celebrates the dismissal of Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar (left) in the third and final Test at Rawalpindi

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Parthiv Patel hits a ball off Shoaib before eventually being dismissed for 69

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Rahul Dravid moves to avoid a bouncer off Mohammad Sami on the way to his first century against Pakistan

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*India's Rahul Dravid raises his bat and helmet after scoring a century against Pakistan during the second day of third cricket test match in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Wednesday, April 14, 2004. *

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Shoaib unsuccessfully appeals for the wicket of VVS Laxman as India take control of the match

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*Wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal and the Pakistan fielders can only watch as Dravid continues to add to his tally *

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*India's Rahul Dravid, left, and V.V.S. Laxman complete their running between the wickets against Pakistan *

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*India's Rahul Dravid hits a ball for a boundary *

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*India's Rahul Dravid, right completes his running between the wickets as Pakistan's Danish Kaneria looks on *

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GOTCHA! This time there is no escape for Laxman as he is clean bowled by Shoaib Akhtar

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India captain Sourav Ganguly, who finishes unbeaten on 53 at the end of day 2, continues to frustrate Pakistan

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Rahul Dravid kept India rolling....

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Ganguly and Dravid notch another run as India reach 342-4 by the close on the second day

day 3 photos

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Pakistan India fans at Rawalpindi Stadium

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Rahul Dravid starts the day where he left off with some more top class shots to increase India's lead

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India captain Sourav Ganguly ducks a bouncer as he attempts to increase his overnight score of 53

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Dravid brings up his 150 with a square-drive to the fence off a tiring Mohammad Sami an hour before lunch

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Ganguly survives this appeal by Sami but is run out by Imran Nazir shortly after for 77 runs

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Pakistan's Kamran Akmal dives to catch a ball after India's Rahul Dravid hits a ball

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India's Rahul Dravid, left, hits a ball for a boundary while Pakistan's Inzamamul Haq, looks on

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Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar could only watch the game outside the dressing room after he was ruled out of the bowling attack with an injury on day 3

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Rahul Dravid faces the ball...

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India vice-captain Dravid raises his bat again as he notches his fifth double century in Test cricket

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Yuvraj Singh comes in to replace Ganguly and falls just short of his 50 as Sami savours his only wicket of the innings

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Dravid's luck finally runs out as Imran Farhat bowls him for 270 as India go on to make a total of 600 all out

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Pakistan's reply gets off to a shaky start as India's players enjoy the early removal of Farhat for just three runs

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Only four more runs are added before Taufeeq Umar joins Farhat back in the pavilion with Pakistan finishing day 3 on 49-2

why aren’t the links working for me :bummer:

Because it is old link and now it is not working for anybody else. :smiley:

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Because it is old link and now it is not working for anybody else. :D
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Speak for yourself, it is working for me. :)

Talha,

Your Kind and Generous effort and Practice of posting the pics with the Comments, is like an oasis in the desert for us Cricket Deprived Fans.

Thanks.

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Really awesome pics guys..Thanks!

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Ehsan Bhai this Picture is heart braeking and even more pain realising we've only one or two guys in our Team with this kinda commitment

day 4 photos

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Lakshmipathy Balaji strikes for India after just eight minutes play on the fourth day, uprooting Kaman Akmal's off stump

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Bails for Pakistan's Kamran Akmal goes off on the delivery of India's L. Balaji

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Kamran Akmal back to pavillion

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Indian wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel takes a brilliant one-handed catch down the leg side to dismiss Yasir Hameed

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*India's wicket keeper Parthiv Patel, second from left, celebrates a dismissal of Pakistan's Yasir Hameed, right, with his teammates *

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Pakistan lose their third wicket in the first hour's play to slump to 94-5 when skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq departs for just nine

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Asif Kamal overcomes a painful elbow injury to put on 81 with Yousuf Youhana for the sixth wicket

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Anil Kumble has Youhana caught and bowled then Mohammad Sami caught off his next ball to reduce Pakistan to 179-7

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*Indian cricket players celebrate Pakistan's Yousuf Youhana's dismissal *

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*India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, center, celebrates his team's victory over Pakistan in the third cricket test match in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Friday, April 16, 2004. India won a test series in Pakistn for the first time in five decades. *

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Jubilant Indian cricketers after their historic Test series triumph over Pakistan in Rawalpindi

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Indian team on their way back to pavillion after triumph win over Pakistan

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*Virender Sehwag shows his "man of the series" trophy after India's victory over Pakistan in Rawalpindi *