India at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
| India at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | IND |
| CGA | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Closing: |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| 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
Gold medalists
| 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
| 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
| 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
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 BarbudaNo result | .svg.png){kind=small} CanadaW by 112 runs | .svg.png){kind=small} AustraliaL by 146 runs | 3 | did not advance | 9 | |
- Group stage
| 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
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- 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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- 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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- 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
- ^ "Home". thecgf.com.
- ^ "India Kuala Lumpur 1998". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "India Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Canada v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Australia v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.