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Cricket's 'El Clasico': India-Pakistan Rivalry
Cricket's 'El Clasico': India-Pakistan Rivalry
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The first cricket Test match between India and Pakistan was played in October 1952. Later, in October 1978, the two teams played their first One Day International (50-over format).
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With the 2023 Cricket World Cup commencing, fans are anxiously awaiting yet another monumental showdown between two legendary cricket rivals - India and Pakistan. The two cricket giants will meet on 14 October at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahemdabad, Gujarat.The quadrennial cricket event will be hosted by India this year. Ten teams will compete in the 13th edition of the World Cup.India-Pakistan Cricket RivalryRelations between India and Pakistan have been intense since the partition of the two countries in 1947. The sour relationship caused by the partition has ignited a fierce rivalry in sports, especially cricket, which is passionately followed by citizens from both countries.Although the two nations played their first match against each other in 1952, cricket has not been a regular fixture, with a number of planned tours cancelled, mainly due to political reasons.The two neighbours didn't play cricket between 1962 and 1977 as they fought wars in 1965 and 1971. Cricket was suspended in 1999 and 2008 due to the Kargil War and the Mumbai terrorist attacks respectively.So far, both countries have competed in a total of 205 cricket matches across all formats. Pakistan has emerged victorious in 88 of these matches, while India has won 73. Additionally, there have been 44 matches that either ended in draws or had no results.These 205 matches include 59 Tests, 134 ODIs and 12 T20Is. In Tests and ODIs, Pakistan have the edge over India, winning 12 and 73 matches respectively, while India have won only 9 Tests and 56 ODIs.However, India have a better record against their neighbours in T20Is, having won nine matches against Pakistan's three.India’s Better International RecordPakistan has a higher victory percentage in cricket matches but India but has always been better in international tournaments, such as the ODI World Cup, the T20I World Cup, the Asia Cup ODI or the Asia Cup T20I.The Asian cricketing giants met each other on 19 occasions in ODI World Cup, T20I World Cup and Champions Trophy. India has emerged victorious in 15 of these encounters against Pakistan, while Pakistan has only tasted success on four occasions.During the Asia Cup, a prestigious cricket tournament among Asian teams, India and Pakistan have faced each other a total of 14 times. Out of these thrilling encounters, India emerged victorious in 8 matches, Pakistan triumphed in 5 matches, and on one occasion, both teams fought to a tie.India has emerged as the triumphant team in two out of the three times they have competed in the T20 format of the prestigious Asia Cup tournament. Meanwhile, Pakistan has secured victory in a single match.Pakistan Cannot Deafeat India in World CupIn the ODI World Cup, the biggest cricket tournament of the International Cricket Council (ICC), played among top cricketing nations of the world, India has a better record than its neighbour as it has won it twice while Pakistan has won it only once.In the history of the World Cup, India and Pakistan met for the first time in 1992 in Sydney, where the former won by 43 runs. In the second meeting in 1996 in Bengaluru, India defeated Pakistan by 39 runs.In the third match in 1999 in Manchester, Pakistan lost by 47 runs and in the fourth match in 2003 in Centurion, they lost by 6 wickets.In both the 2011 Mohali encounter and the 2015 Adelaide match, India emerged victorious against their arch-rivals Pakistan. They secured a convincing 29-run win in the former and an impressive 76-run triumph in the latter.India and Pakistan faced each other for the seventh time on the global platform in Manchester in 2019, with India securing yet another victory by an impressive margin of 89 runs. The 2023 World Cup will mark the eighth time the two countries have met, and fans from both countries are eagerly anticipating the clash. India aims to continue their winning streak in the World Cup, while Pakistan seeks to defeat them for the first time at this stage.
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Cricket's 'El Clasico': India-Pakistan Rivalry
The first cricket Test match between India and Pakistan was played in October 1952. Later, in October 1978, the two teams played their first One Day International (50-over format).
With the 2023 Cricket World Cup commencing, fans are anxiously awaiting yet another monumental showdown between two legendary cricket rivals - India and Pakistan. The two cricket giants will meet on 14 October at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahemdabad, Gujarat.
The quadrennial cricket event will be hosted by India this year. Ten teams will compete in the 13th edition of the World Cup.
India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry
Relations between
India and Pakistan have been intense since the partition of the two countries in 1947. The sour relationship caused by the partition has ignited a fierce rivalry in sports, especially cricket, which is passionately followed by citizens from both countries.
Although the two nations played their first match against each other in 1952, cricket has not been a regular fixture, with a number of planned tours cancelled, mainly due to political reasons.
The two neighbours didn't play cricket between 1962 and 1977 as they fought wars in 1965 and 1971. Cricket was suspended in 1999 and 2008 due to the Kargil War and the Mumbai terrorist attacks respectively.
So far, both countries have competed in a total of 205 cricket matches across all formats. Pakistan has emerged victorious in 88 of these matches, while India has won 73. Additionally, there have been 44 matches that either ended in draws or had no results.
These 205 matches include 59 Tests, 134 ODIs and 12 T20Is. In Tests and ODIs, Pakistan have the edge over India, winning 12 and 73 matches respectively, while India have won only 9 Tests and 56 ODIs.
However, India have a better record against their neighbours in T20Is, having won nine matches against Pakistan's three.
India’s Better International Record
Pakistan has a
higher victory percentage in cricket matches but India but has always been better in international tournaments, such as the
ODI World Cup, the
T20I World Cup, the
Asia Cup ODI or the
Asia Cup T20I.
The Asian cricketing giants met each other on 19 occasions in ODI World Cup, T20I World Cup and Champions Trophy. India has emerged victorious in 15 of these encounters against Pakistan, while Pakistan has only tasted success on four occasions.
During the Asia Cup, a prestigious cricket tournament among Asian teams, India and Pakistan have faced each other a total of 14 times. Out of these thrilling encounters, India emerged victorious in 8 matches, Pakistan triumphed in 5 matches, and on one occasion, both teams fought to a tie.
India has emerged as the triumphant team in two out of the three times they have competed in the T20 format of the prestigious Asia Cup tournament. Meanwhile, Pakistan has secured victory in a single match.
Pakistan Cannot Deafeat India in World Cup
In the
ODI World Cup, the biggest cricket tournament of the
International Cricket Council (ICC), played among top cricketing nations of the world,
India has a better record than its neighbour as it has won it twice while Pakistan has won it only once.
Apart from that, India have always proved their supremacy over their arch-rivals in the ODI World Cup. India and Pakistan have met on cricket's biggest stage seven times and India have remained unbeaten.
In the history of the World Cup, India and Pakistan met for the first time in 1992 in Sydney, where the former won by 43 runs. In the second meeting in 1996 in Bengaluru, India defeated Pakistan by 39 runs.
In the third match in 1999 in Manchester, Pakistan lost by 47 runs and in the fourth match in 2003 in Centurion, they lost by 6 wickets.
In both the 2011 Mohali encounter and the 2015 Adelaide match, India emerged victorious against their arch-rivals Pakistan. They secured a convincing 29-run win in the former and an impressive 76-run triumph in the latter.
India and Pakistan faced each other for the seventh time on the global platform in Manchester in 2019, with India securing yet another victory by an impressive margin of 89 runs.
The 2023 World Cup will mark the eighth time the two countries have met, and fans from both countries are eagerly anticipating the clash. India aims to continue their winning streak in the World Cup, while Pakistan seeks to defeat them for the first time at this stage.
