| 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. India ranked 7th in the medal tally.
Medalists
Gold medalists
GoldSilver 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
Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth GamesIndia named the below squad for the tournament.
- Roster
- Ajay Jadeja (c)
- Anil Kumble (vc)
- Nikhil Chopra
- Rohan Gavaskar
- Harbhajan Singh
- Gagan Khoda
- Amay Khurasiya
- VVS Laxman
- Paras Mhambrey
- Debashish Mohanty
- M. S. K. Prasad (wk)
- Rahul Sanghvi
- Robin Singh
- Sachin Tendulkar
- 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 |
 CanadaW by 112 runs |
 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 |
| 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) |
| No result Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and K. T. Francis (SL) |
- 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. Rain prevented any further play after 9.4 overs were bowled in the second innings.
- Wilden Cornwall and Ian Tittle (Ant) both made their List A debut.
- Robin Singh (Ind) took his 100th List A wicket.
- 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.
- 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) |
| Australia won by 146 runs Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) |
- 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.
- 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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| India hosted the Games in 2010. |