With the first three Test matches having ended in draws, any hopes of the fourth Test, in Sialkot, producing a different result were ultimately frustrated by the slow pitch, that offered little help to either bat or ball.
Pakistan won the toss and opted to field. After two early wickets fell, India were once again indebted to Sanjay Manjrekar, who top scored for them, making 72, including 10 fours. He was supported by Mohammad Azharuddin, who scored 52 before he was run out, whilst the middle order chipped in with some useful runs.
In the end, after the best part of two days, India were all out for 324 as Wasim Akram took 5-101.
Rameez Raja gave Pakistan a good start in their reply, making 56, but he really lacked support, with batters finding it very hard to score runs. The fact that extras was the next highest top scorer tells its own story, as Pakistan were dismissed for 250.
For India, it was to be the highlight of what proved to be an extremely brief Test career for Vivek Razdan.
A fast-medium bowler, Razdan was selected for the tour on the basis of just two First-class appearances. He had made his international debut in the second Test match, in Faisalabad. There, he had remained virtually anonymous. Recalled for the Fourth Test match, he exploited the conditions, and some unexpected movement off the pitch to take 5-79.
He never played Test cricket for India after this match.
By that stage, the match was well into the fourth day and there was little prospect of a result.
Instead, India just chose to bat out, making 234/7 in their second innings. Navjot Sidhu, who was subsequently named Player of the Match, made 97, with his innings containing 13 fours, while Sachin Tendulkar scored 57.
However, the Player of the Series for India was undoubtedly Manjrekar. He had scored 569 runs in four Test matches at an average close to 95, having struck a double century, a ton, and two more scores in excess of 50.
Without him, at least one of the four draws might have been a loss.