Pakistan played their maiden Test against arch rivals India in 1952
Pakistan played their first ever Test against India in the year 1952 at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi. The new entrants to Test cricket were no match for the hosts who thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 70 runs in their maiden Test.
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India scored an impressive 372 in the first innings courtesy a brilliant innings of 81 by Hemu Adhikari. Pakistan were bundled out for a mere 150 in their first innings with Vinoo Mankad being the chief destroyer by picking up 8 wickets. The visitors were asked to follow on and were bowled out for 152 with Vinoo Mankad once again picking up 5 wickets and 13 for the game.
Pakistan, the 7th Test playing nation too could not win their maiden Test.
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