India vs Pakistan

The rivalry is intensely fueled by decades of geopolitical conflict and historical border disputes between the two South Asian nations following the 1947 partition. Because the national identities and political tensions are so deeply intertwined with the sport, every cricket match is viewed as a matter of immense national pride.

India versus Pakistan matches consistently shatter global viewership records, routinely drawing hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide. For example, the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup group stage match between the two teams reportedly drew an aggregated audience of over 1 billion viewers across television and digital platforms.

India holds a completely dominant record against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup, having won all eight of their ODI World Cup matchups since their first encounter in 1992. India also defeated Pakistan in all of their T20 World Cup matches until Pakistan finally secured a 10-wicket victory in the 2021 tournament.

India and Pakistan have not played a full bilateral test series since 2007, and their last limited-overs bilateral series occurred in the 2012-2013 season. Due to ongoing political and military tensions, the teams currently only face each other in multi-national tournaments organized by the ICC or the Asian Cricket Council.