Indian opener Virender Sehwag was the top run getter in the series against Pakistan amassing 438 runs in the three Tests, while leg spinner Anil Kumble was the most successful bowler with 15 wickets.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of the series:
India - Batting and Fielding:
| Batsman | M | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Ct | St |
| V Sehwag | 3 | 4 | 0 | 438 | 309 | 109.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| R Dravid | 3 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 270 | 77.25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 112 | 57.50 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| SR Tendulkar | 3 | 4 | 1 | 205 | 194* | 68.33 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| PA Patel | 3 | 3 | 1 | 131 | 69 | 65.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman | 3 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 71 | 31.00 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| SC Ganguly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 77.00 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| IK Pathan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 49 | 21.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| A Chopra | 2 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 42 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - |
| AB Agarkar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 36 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| A Kumble | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| L Balaji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| A Nehra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| Z Khan | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Centuries (4):
309 by Virender Sehwag at Multan (First Test)
270 by Rahul Dravid at Rawalpindi (Third Test)
194* by Sachin Tendulkar at Multan (First Test)
112 by Yuvraj Singh at Lahore (Second Test)
India - Bowling:
| Bowler | M | Balls | Mdn | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | RpO | SR | 5WI | 10WM |
| A Kumble | 3 | 783 | 31 | 389 | 15 | 6-72 | 25.93 | 2.98 | 52.20 | 1 | 0 |
| IK Pathan | 3 | 804 | 44 | 342 | 12 | 4-100 | 28.50 | 2.55 | 67.00 | 0 | 0 |
| L Balaji | 3 | 636 | 24 | 369 | 12 | 4-63 | 30.75 | 3.48 | 53.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 3 | 198 | 4 | 98 | 4 | 2-36 | 24.50 | 2.96 | 49.50 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nehra | 1 | 162 | 6 | 80 | 3 | 2-60 | 26.66 | 2.96 | 54.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 54 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1-25 | 32.00 | 3.55 | 54.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Z Khan | 1 | 138 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 1-76 | 76.00 | 3.30 | 138.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AB Agarkar | 1 | 138 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 1-80 | 80.00 | 3.47 | 138.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Ganguly | 1 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | - | - | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 3 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | - | - | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
5 wickets in an innings (1):
6-72 by Anil Kumble at Multan (First Test)
Pakistan - Batting and Fielding:
| Batsman | M | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Ct | St |
| Yousuf Youhana | 3 | 5 | 0 | 280 | 112 | 56.00 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 3 | 5 | 0 | 219 | 118 | 43.80 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Yasir Hameed | 3 | 6 | 1 | 195 | 91 | 39.00 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Imran Farhat | 3 | 6 | 0 | 191 | 101 | 31.83 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | - |
| Asim Kamal | 2 | 3 | 1 | 154 | 73 | 77.00 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | - |
| Taufeeq Umar | 3 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 24 | 18.40 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | - |
| Abdul Razzaq | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 47 | 34.50 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mohammad Sami | 3 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 49 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 3 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 28 | 10.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kamran Akmal | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 23 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 2 |
| Fazl-e-Akbar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| Moin Khan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shabbir Ahmed | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19* | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Umar Gul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Danish Kaneria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Centuries (3):
118 by Inzamam-ul-Haq at Lahore (Second Test)
112 by Yousuf Youhana at Multan (First Test)
101 by Imran Farhat at Lahore (Second Test)
Pakistan - Bowling:
| Bowler | M | Balls | Mdn | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | RpO | SR | 5WI | 10WM |
| Danish Kaneria | 2 | 491 | 7 | 248 | 7 | 3-14 | 35.42 | 3.03 | 70.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 3 | 518 | 16 | 297 | 7 | 3-47 | 42.42 | 3.44 | 74.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sami | 3 | 738 | 22 | 435 | 7 | 2-92 | 62.14 | 3.53 | 105.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Umar Gul | 1 | 150 | 3 | 96 | 6 | 5-31 | 16.00 | 3.84 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Imran Farhat | 3 | 115 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 2-69 | 33.33 | 5.21 | 38.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 1 | 258 | 4 | 204 | 1 | 1-204 | 4.00 | 4.74 | 258.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Fazl-e-Akbar | 1 | 244 | 3 | 162 | 1 | 1-162 | 62.00 | 3.98 | 244.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasir Hameed | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5.00 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 1 | 90 | 3 | 61 | 0 | - | - | 4.06 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shabbir Ahmed | 1 | 186 | 6 | 122 | 0 | - | - | 3.93 | - | 0 | 0 |
5 wickets in an innings (1):
5-31 by Umar Gul at Lahore (Second Test)
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