India–Pakistan cricket rivalry

{{See also|India–Pakistan relations|Cricket in South Asia}}

The Partition of British India in 1947 that led to the creation of independent Indian and Pakistani states was characterised by bloody conflict between ethnic groups that left one million people dead and led to the mass-migration of an estimated ten million people to the nation of their choice. The legacy of Partition and subsequent territorial disputes have helped create heated rivalries in field hockey, association football, and especially in cricket, which had been developed during British colonial rule and is the most popular sport in both nations.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1098404/india-fans-v-pakistan-fans---a-british-rivalry |title=Frenemies forever |work=The Cricket Monthly |first=Vithushan |last=Ehantharajah |date=June 2017|access-date=4 June 2017}}

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Pakistan became a member of the Imperial Cricket Conference (now the International Cricket Council) in 1948,{{efn-ua|The Imperial Cricket Conference was renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and later became the International Cricket Council. It organises international cricket across the globe.}} becoming a Full Member{{efn-ua|Full Member status grants the member the right to play in Test matches.}} in July 1952.{{efn-ua|The Indian cricket team had been awarded Full Member status in 1926 and prior to Partition had represented the whole of British India.}} Their tour of India later the same year saw the team play their first Test matches. They lost the first Test in Delhi to India, but won the second Test in Lucknow, which led to an angry reaction from the home crowd against the Indian players. India clinched the Test series after winning the third Test in Bombay, but the intense pressure affected the players of both teams to the point that they pursued mainly defensive tactics that led to drawn matches and whole series without a victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com/news/india-pakistan-decoded-an-imperfect-rivalry-governed-by-politics-1661605870517|title=India-Pakistan, Decoded: An imperfect rivalry governed by politics|date=27 August 2022 |access-date=25 May 2023}} When India toured Pakistan in 1955, thousands of Indian fans were granted visas to go to the Pakistani city of Lahore to watch the Test match, but both the 1955 series and Pakistan's tour of India in 1961 ended in drawn series, with neither team being able to win a single Test match. Complaints about the fairness of umpires became routine.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-pakistan-cricket-and-politics-5321950/|title=India-Pakistan, cricket and politics|date=24 August 2018 |access-date=25 May 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/1965-the-year-india-pakistan-began-sparring-in-sports/articleshow/48738942.cms|title=1965: The year India, Pakistan began sparring in sports|website=The Times of India |date=31 August 2015 |access-date=25 May 2023}}

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and subsequent War of 1971 put a hold on matches between the two sides that lasted till 1978, when India toured Pakistan and cricket between the two countries resumed for a brief period.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1222441|title=After the 17-year-itch: The historic 1978 Indo-Pak cricket series|date=26 November 2015 |access-date=19 May 2023}} In the post-1971 period, politics became a direct factor in the holding of cricketing events. India has suspended cricketing ties with Pakistan several times following terrorist attacks or other hostilities. The resumption of cricketing ties in 1978 came with the emergence of heads of government in both India and Pakistan who were not directly connected with the 1971 war and coincided with their formal initiatives to normalise bilateral relations.{{cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/india-and-pakistans-cricket-diplomacy/|title=India and Pakistan’s Cricket Diplomacy}}

In the late 1980s and for most of the 1990s, India and Pakistan played each other only at neutral venues such as Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and in the Canadian city of Toronto, where large audiences of expatriates regularly watched matches between the sides.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sharjah-was-what-it-was-purely-because-of-india-pakistan-matches-asif-iqbal-101634902161985.html|title=Sharjah was what it was purely because of India-Pakistan matches: Asif Iqbal|date=22 October 2021 |access-date=23 May 2023}} The series between the teams in Canada in the 1990s and early 2000s were officially known as the "Friendship Cup". Sharjah, even though a neutral venue, was considered as the "back yard of Pakistan" given the close proximity and the massive support the team generated.[http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=team;team=IND;class=oditeam;filter=advanced;opposition=PAK;notopposition=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;season=0;startdefault=1974-07-13;start=1974-07-13;decade=0;enddefault=2007-01-27;end=2007-01-27;tourneyid=num2;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;followon=0;result=0;seriesresult=0;captainid=0;recent=;viewtype=series;runslow=;runshigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;ballslow=;ballshigh=;overslow=;overslow=;overshigh=;overshigh=;bpo=0;batevent=0;conclow=;conchigh=;takenlow=;takenhigh=;ballsbowledlow=;ballsbowledhigh=;oversbowledlow=;oversbowledlow=;oversbowledhigh=;oversbowledhigh=;bpobowled=0;bowlevent=0;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype Stats Guru] Summary of Bilateral series between India and Pakistan

The rise of multinational competitions such as the Cricket World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, the Austral-Asia Cup, and the Asia Cup led to more regular, albeit briefer, contests between the two sides.{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/a-look-back-at-india-pakistan-encounters-in-icc-events-india-lead-arch-rivals-14-3-4094858.html|title=A Look Back at India-Pakistan Encounters in ICC Events; India Lead Arch-rivals 14-3|access-date=25 May 2023}}

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In 1999, immediately following Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's historic visit to Pakistan, the Pakistani team toured India for a series of Test matches and One Day Internationals. The Kargil War later in the year caused tensions between the countries and cricket was again suspended. Vajpayee's peace initiative of 2003 led to India touring Pakistan after a gap of almost 15 years. Subsequent exchange tours were held in January to February 2006 in Pakistan and November to December 2007 in India. However, the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai led to the suspension of India's planned tour of Pakistan in 2009 and all future engagements in Pakistan.{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Herman |title=India Cancels Cricket Tour of Pakistan |date=18 December 2008 |publisher=Voice of America |url=http://voanews.com/english/2008-12-18-voa16.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222054330/http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-18-voa16.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2008 |work=VOA News | access-date = 3 January 2009}} India has refused to play any form of series against Pakistan since then.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/cant-force-india-to-play-bilateral-series-against-pakistan-icc/articleshow/60518531.cms |title=India v Pakistan: Can't force India to play bilateral series against Pakistan: ICC. Cricket News - Times of India |website=The Times of India|date=14 September 2017 }}

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The 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore led to the suspension of international tours of Pakistan, with no Test series played in the country for a decade{{cite news |first=Danyal |last=Rasool |title=Test cricket is back in Pakistan, but it's more than a feel-good narrative |date=1 December 2019 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-pakistan-2019-20-1206633/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-1206635/match-preview | access-date = 14 June 2021}} and Pakistan was removed as a co-host for the 2011 Cricket World Cup which had been due to be played across the Indian subcontinent.{{efn-ua|The 2011 Cricket World Cup was hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.}} India and Pakistan qualified for the first semi-final of the tournament and the Indian government invited the Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the match along with his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh.{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-pakistan-world-cup-2011-semi-final-manmohan-singh-raza-gilani-to-hold-talks-in-mohali-stadium/articleshow/7823233.cms?from=mdr|title=India-Pakistan World Cup 2011 semi-final: Manmohan Singh & Raza Gilani to hold talks in Mohali stadium|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=30 March 2011 |access-date=19 May 2023 |last1=Majumdar |first1=Diptosh }}

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Bilateral ties finally resumed when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) invited the Pakistan national team to tour India for three ODIs and two T20Is in December 2012.{{cite news |title=Cricket spirit: Pakistan to tour India in December |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/Cricket-spirit-Pakistan-to-tour-India-in-December/Article1-889881.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515051348/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/Cricket-spirit-Pakistan-to-tour-India-in-December/Article1-889881.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 May 2013 |work=Hindustan Times | access-date= 16 July 2012}} In June 2014, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that an agreement to play six bilateral series across eight years between the two teams had reached.{{cite news |title=India to play six bilateral series against Pakistan in next eight years |url=http://www.patrika.com/news/india-to-play-six-bilateral-series-against-pakistan-in-next-eight-years/1014619|access-date=27 June 2014 |work=Patrika Group |language=hi}} After lengthy negotiations involving offers and counter-offers on the venues and scheduling of the first of these series in December 2015, the boards were unable to reach an agreement.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/953445.html |title=India–Pakistan series appears difficult – Thakur|date=19 December 2015 |access-date=25 April 2017}} In May 2017, the BCCI accounted that it would need approval from the Indian government before a bilateral series could go ahead.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1096694.html |title=Playing Pakistan depends on government – BCCI |access-date=7 May 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} There was no further progress, despite members of both boards meeting in Dubai to discuss the matter.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1100029.html |title=No progress on India–Pakistan bilateral ties |access-date=29 May 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In October 2021, during the T20 World Cup, the teams played their 200th international match against each other.{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-from-virat-kohli-s-unbeaten-run-in-t20is-to-their-200th-international-game-stats-of-ind-vs-pak-t20-world-cup-2916830 |title=From Virat Kohli's unbeaten run in T20Is to their 200th international game - IND vs PAK stats you need to know |work=DNA India |access-date=24 October 2021}} Pakistan won the fixture by ten wickets, their first in 13 attempts against India in World Cup tournaments of either format.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/india-vs-pakistan-16th-match-group-2-1273727/match-report |title=Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan break Pakistan's World Cup jinx against India with 10-wicket romp |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021}}

In October 2021, following a meeting with the ACC, Ramiz Raja confirmed that Pakistan would host the Asia Cup in 2023, with Sri Lanka hosting the 2022 edition.{{cite web |title=Asia Cup 2023 to be played in Pakistan, confirms PCB chief Ramiz Raja |url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/asia-cup-2023-to-be-played-in-pakistan-confirms-pcb-chief-ramiz-raja-421053 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015155829/https://www.wionews.com/sports/asia-cup-2023-to-be-played-in-pakistan-confirms-pcb-chief-ramiz-raja-421053 |archive-date=15 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Wion News|date=15 October 2021 }} In October 2022, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and ACC President Jay Shah announced that India would not travel to Pakistan, citing security concerns, and that the Asia Cup 2023 would take place in a neutral venue.{{Cite web |title=Asia Cup 2023 will be played at neutral venue, confirms BCCI secretary Jay ... |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/asia-cup-2023-venue-pakistan-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-2286769-2022-10-18 |website=India Today| date=18 October 2022 }} In December 2022, the then PCB chairman Ramiz Raja said that Pakistan might consider pulling out of the tournament if their hosting rights were withdrawn because of India's unwillingness to travel to Pakistan.{{Cite web |title=PCB could pull out of 2023 Asia Cup if tournament is moved out of Pakistan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-could-pull-out-of-2023-asia-cup-if-tournament-is-moved-out-of-pakistan-because-of-india-1347847 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106091605/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-could-pull-out-of-2023-asia-cup-if-tournament-is-moved-out-of-pakistan-because-of-india-1347847 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} The PCB had threatened to boycott the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send a team to the Asia Cup.{{cite web |date=19 October 2022 |title=Pakistan could boycott 2023 50-over World Cup over India's Asia Cup stance |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12724526/pakistan-could-boycott-2023-50-over-world-cup-over-indias-asia-cup-stance}}{{cite web |date=11 April 2023 |title=India-Pakistan spat threatens Cricket World Cup |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Sports/India-Pakistan-spat-threatens-Cricket-World-Cup}} This issue was later resolved, and Pakistan eventually participated in the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.

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In January 2023, ACC confirmed the teams and groups of the Asia Cup, with both India and Pakistan taking part.{{Cite web |title=Najam Sethi takes a dig at Jay Shah for 'unilaterally presenting' Asian Cricket Council calendar for 2023-2024 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/najam-sethi-takes-a-dig-at-jay-shah-for-unilaterally-presenting-asian-cricket-council-calendar-for-2023-2024-2317875-2023-01-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106095015/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/najam-sethi-takes-a-dig-at-jay-shah-for-unilaterally-presenting-asian-cricket-council-calendar-for-2023-2024-2317875-2023-01-05 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=India Today |date=5 January 2023 |language=en}}

In March 2023, it was proposed that Pakistan remain as hosts and that all India matches - including at least two India-Pakistan contests - would be played at a neutral venue yet to be confirmed.{{Cite web |title=2023 Asia Cup likely in Pakistan and one other overseas venue for India games |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2023-asia-cup-likely-in-pakistan-and-one-other-overseas-venue-for-ind-vs-pak-1365046 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324105545/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2023-asia-cup-likely-in-pakistan-and-one-other-overseas-venue-for-ind-vs-pak-1365046 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |access-date=24 March 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} The hybrid model proposed by Pakistan was rejected by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/asia-cup-2023-sri-lanka-and-bangladesh-give-thumbs-down-to-pcb-s-hybrid-hosting-model-1374553 | title=Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh give thumbs down to PCB's hybrid hosting model }} In response, PCB Chairman Najam Sethi proposed two options. The first option was that India play all their matches at a neutral venue with Pakistan hosting the rest of the teams. The second option was that four matches in the group stage take place in Pakistan whereas the second phase, in which matches played by the Indian team followed by the next stage matches including the final, be played at a neutral venue. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh agreed to the second option.{{Cite web|title=Blow to India: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh back Pakistan's hybrid proposal on Asia Cup 2023|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/487735-blow-to-india-sri-lanka-bangladesh-back-pakistans-hybrid-proposal-on-asia-cup|access-date=19 May 2023|website=Geo News|date=16 May 2023 |language=en}} On 15 June 2023, the Asian Cricket Council announced that the tournament would be organized in a hybrid model with four matches being held in Pakistan, and the remaining nine in Sri Lanka.{{Cite web|title=Asia Cup 2023, Dates and Venues Announced|url=https://asiancricket.org/asia-cup-2023-dates-and-venues-announced-media-release/|access-date=15 June 2023|website=Asian Cricket Council|language=en}}

India and Pakistan met twice in this Asia Cup. Though the first match in the Group stage yielded a no result due to rain, India defeated Pakistan by an enormous margin in the Super Four clash between the 2 sides, scoring 356 for the loss of only 2 wickets. India in this match not only set their highest-ever score in ODI cricket against Pakistan, but also defeated them with the highest ever run margin of 228 runs, bundling Pakistan out for 128. India would eventually go on to win this Asia Cup, while Pakistan would be knocked out in the super-fours round.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2023-1388374/india-vs-pakistan-9th-match-super-four-1388406/full-scorecard|title=India vs Pakistan 2023|access-date=26 December 2023}} India won the match against Pakistan at the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup by 6 runs, which was also the first ICC tournament to be held in United States of America.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/09/sport/t20-cricket-world-cup-pakistan-india-spt-intl/index.html|title=Pakistan succumbs to heartbreaking defeat against archrival India in T20 Cricket World Cup}} Again India defeated Pakistan this time in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy by 6 wickets with Virat Kohli scoring his 51st century in ODI cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c99nr9nmlxjo|title=Kohli guides India to comfortable win over Pakistan}}

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The two sides have played a total of 208 times. Pakistan has won 88 matches compared to India's 76 victories. In Test matches and ODIs, Pakistan has won more matches than India, although India has won nine of the thirteen T20 Internationals between the two sides compared to Pakistan's three.{{efn-ua|name=t20tie|The 2007 T20 World Cup match between the teams ended in a tie. India were awarded the points after a bowl-out. The official match result is recorded as a tie.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287862.html |title=10th Match, Group D: India v Pakistan at Durban, Sep 14, 2007 – Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 April 2017}}}}

• Bold indicates most wins.

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{{see also|India at the Cricket World Cup|Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup}}

India has the better record in the Cricket World Cup, having faced Pakistan 8 times in the Cricket World Cup since 1992. Pakistan have not managed to win a single game against India in the 31 years they have played against each other in the World Cup. In the 2011 Cricket World Cup, India knocked out Pakistan in the semi-finals to qualify for the finals (which they subsequently won). The last time the two cricket frenzy nations clashed during the 2023 Cricket World Cup match played at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, India outclassed Pakistan by 7 wickets taking the scoreline to 8–0 in India's favour at ODI World Cups.

In T20 World Cups also, India has a superior record. India won the 2007 T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan in the final. Pakistan registered its first ever win against India in a T20 World Cup match during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.Monga S (2021) [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/india-vs-pakistan-16th-match-group-2-1273727/match-report Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan break Pakistan's World Cup jinx against India with 10-wicket romp], ESPNcricinfo, 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

In the Champions Trophy, Pakistan and India has won three matches each off six meetings between the two sides. Both teams faced against each other in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, in which Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs after losing to them in the group stage of the same tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2017-1022345/india-vs-pakistan-final-1022375/match-report|title=New champions: Zaman, Amir and Pakistan raze India for title|date=18 June 2017 |access-date=10 March 2024}} This was the second time the two teams had met in an ICC final after the T20 final in 2007.

The two sides currently do not play test matches with each other and have not met in the World Test Championship yet.

The teams have met on 19 occasions in the Asia Cup, including Twenty20 format matches. India has won ten of these meetings compared to Pakistan's seven victories with two match finishing as no result due to rain.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/66416/india-vs-pakistan-4th-match-pepsi-asia-cup-1997 4th Match, Pepsi Asia Cup at Colombo, Jul 20 1997], scorecard, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.{{efn-ua|name=ac87|The 1987 Asia Cup match was abandoned after nine overs due to bad light and rain. It was due to be replayed the following day but this match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/66416/india-vs-pakistan-4th-match-pepsi-asia-cup-1997 4th Match, Pepsi Asia Cup at Colombo, Jul 21 1997], scorecard, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.}}

{{see also|India at the Cricket World Cup|Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup}}

The two countries have played in World Cups, the Champions Trophy, and the World Test Championship, all of which are organised by the governing body of world cricket, the International Cricket Council.

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India has won the ICC Cricket World Cup twice while Pakistan has done so once. India has won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice, with the first edition of the tournament in 2007 featuring a final between the two sides, which India won. India has also won the ICC Champions Trophy thrice, while Pakistan won the 2017 edition, defeating India in the final. Neither team has won the World Test Championship, although India finished as runners-up in both the editions, having played in the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/can-you-imagine-icc-event-without-india-vs-pakistan-chopra-lambasts-wtc-3-schedule-101686932160458.html|title='Can you imagine ICC event without India vs Pakistan?': Chopra lambasts WTC 3 schedule|access-date=10 March 2024}}

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An overview of the teams' performances in every World Cup is given below. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

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• {{bg|silver|RU}}– Runner up
• {{bg|#cc9966|SF}}– Semi-finals
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Both teams have participated in 15 of the 16 Asia Cups hosted. India withdrew from the second edition of the Asian Test Championship, having only played the first while Pakistan took part in both editions. The record sways 8–3 in India's favour at ACC Tournaments.

Fifteen Test series have been played between the two sides, as well as a one-off Test played in February 1999 as part of the Asian Test Championship. India has hosted eight of the series and a total of 33 matches. Pakistan has hosted seven series with a total of 26 matches. Each side has four series wins, including one away series win each, with Pakistan winning in India in 1987 and India winning in Pakistan in 2004. Overall, Pakistan has won more Test matches than India head to head.

{{updated|23 February 2025}} {{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/headtohead/team-match-results/india-pakistan-6vs7/one-day-internationals-2 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 November 2016 |title=India vs Pakistan Head to Head ODI match team match results }}

The two sides have played a total of 16 ODI series.{{efn-ua|name=series|In cricket a series is a set number of matches played between two sides over a relatively short period of time. The two sides have also met in a number of other competitions featuring other teams, including ICC competitions and a number of one-off series of matches.}} Five of these have been played in India, while Pakistan has hosted seven series. Four series have been played in neutral venues, including three in Canada between 1996 and 1998 and one in the United Arab Emirates in 2006. Pakistan has won 10 of the series with India winning five. The two-match series held in the UAE was tied, each team winning one match.

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The teams have only played one Twenty20 International series, a two match series played in 2012 as part of Pakistan's tour of India. Each team won one match, leaving the series drawn.

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Sachin Tendulkar, with 2,526 runs in 69 matches, is the highest run-scorer in India vs. Pakistan ODIs, including five centuries and 16 fifties, with a highest score of 141. Inzamam-ul-Haq follows closely with 2,403 runs in 67 matches, averaging 43.69, with four centuries and 12 fifties, and a highest score of 123. Wasim Akram leads the wicket charts with 60 wickets in 48 matches at an average of 25.15 and an economy rate of 3.73, with his best bowling figures being 4/35. Saqlain Mushtaq is just behind him with 57 wickets in 36 matches, averaging 24.38, with an economy rate of 4.52, and his best bowling performance being 5/45.

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The two sides have played each other twelve times in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). Seven of these matches have taken place during T20 World Cups, including their meeting during the final of the 2007 competition, and three at the Asia Cup. A single two-match T20I series was played in India in 2012.

The highest team score made in a T20I between the two nations was India's 192/5 made at Ahmedabad in December 2012. Pakistan's highest score against India in T20I is 182/5 made during 2022 Asia Cup match. The lowest score in a T20I between the two counties was Pakistan's 83 all out made at Dhaka during the 2016 Asia Cup.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=6;id=7;type=headtohead Lowest innings totals], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

The highest individual score made in a T20I between the two sides was Virat Kohli's 82 not out made in October 2022 during the 2022 ICC World Twenty20. India's Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs scored overall in matches between the two sides with 488 runs scored in ten innings.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=6;id=7;type=headtohead |title=Records / India v Pakistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs|access-date=30 November 2016}}

The best bowling performance in matches between the sides was the 4/18 taken by Mohammad Asif during the group stage meeting between the teams at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa. India's best bowling performance was the 3/8 taken by Hardik Pandya during the 2016 WorldT20.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=6;id=7;type=headtohead |title=Records / India v Pakistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 November 2016}} Pakistan's Umar Gul has taken the most wickets in matches between the sides with 11.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=6;id=7;type=headtohead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324131855/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=6;id=7;type=headtohead |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2016 |title=Records / India v Pakistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 November 2016 }}

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Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in India vs. Pakistan T20Is, with 406 runs in 10 matches at an impressive average of 67.66, including four half-centuries and a highest score of 82*. Mohammad Rizwan follows with 337 runs in 8 matches at an average of 56.16, with three half-centuries and a highest score of 79*. Umar Gul is the leading wicket-taker, claiming 11 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 16.18, with best bowling figures of 4/37. Bhuvneshwar Kumar also has 11 wickets in 7 matches, averaging 20.09, with best figures of 4/26.

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Prior to the Partition of India in 1947 India had played cricket, having first played as an international side in 1932. Following Partition, Pakistan was created and began playing as an independent nation, making their Test match debut in 1952 during a tour of India.

Three players played for Pakistan after appearing for India. They are:{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/3-indian-players-who-played-for-pakistan-after-partition-in-1947-2023-08-14-886541|title=When Everton finally beat Liverpool and went on to win the league|date=14 August 2023 |access-date=15 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/did-you-know-three-cricketers-represented-both-india-and-pakistan-in-international-test-matches-404294|title=Did you know? Three cricketers represented both India and Pakistan in international Test matches|date=9 August 2021 |access-date=15 May 2024}}

• Amir Elahi – One Test for India against Australia at Sydney in 1947; five Tests for Pakistan against India in 1952
• Gul Mohammad – Eight Tests for India between 1946 and 1955; one Test for Pakistan in 1956
• Abdul Hafeez Kardar – Three Tests for India in 1946; 23 Tests for Pakistan between 1948 and 1958

After Partition, Gul Mohammad continued to play for India until 1955 and played against Pakistan in their first tour of India in 1951–52. Both Amir Elahi and Abdul Hafeez Kardar played for Pakistan on the tour. Abdul Hafeez Kardar went on to play for Pakistan against India during India's first tour of Pakistan in 1954–55.

Cricket is a significant sport within both countries and matches involving them can provoke what has been described as "a strong response".{{Cite news |date=3 November 2021 |title=T20 World Cup: When Indian fans are jailed for celebrating Pakistan's win |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59130556|access-date=14 November 2021}}

In the Indian cricket team in Pakistan in the 1989–90 series, the 3rd ODI at Karachi was abandoned due to crowd disturbance.{{cite web |title=3rd ODI, Karachi, Dec 20 1989, India tour of Pakistan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-pakistan-1989-90-62328/pakistan-vs-india-3rd-odi-64347/full-scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} When Pakistan lost 3 wickets at the score of 28, stone pelting started against Indian fielders. Indian fielders gathered near the pitch. Local cricketer Javed Miandad was unable to calm the crowd and the match was abandoned.{{cite web |title=Eight infamous controversies in India-Pakistan ODIs |date=2 March 2014 |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/eight-infamous-controversies-in-india-pakistan-odis-104919}} Chandu Borde said that in the same match, Mohammad Azharuddin was hit with a metal hook.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/05inter.htm |title=India will win Test series 1-0: Borde |website=www.rediff.com}} Sanjay Manjrekar wrote in his book, in the first ODI, that Indian captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth's shirt was torn by a Pakistani spectator.{{Cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/excerpt-from-imperfect-by-sanjay-manjrekar-immy-s-crowd-1131749 |title=Immy's crowd |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

There have been examples where fans of the opposing side have experienced legal action: in 2014, 60 students in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh were charged with sedition for cheering Pakistan's victory over India, although the charges were later dropped; in 2016, a 22-year-old Pakistani fan of Indian captain Virat Kohli, was arrested and later sentenced to 10-years imprisonment for hoisting India's flag in Pakistan after a match between India and Australia.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2016 |title=Virat Kohli fan in Pakistan faces 10-year jail term for hoisting India flag |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-fan-in-pakistan-faces-10-year-jail-term-for-hoisting-india-flag/|access-date=14 November 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} After the T20 World Cup 2021 match between the two teams, Indian authorities arrested a small number of Indian Muslims who had publicly celebrated Pakistan's victory.{{Cite news |date=28 October 2021 |title=ICC T20 World Cup: India arrests Muslims for cheering Pakistan cricket team |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59059494|access-date=2 November 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Dhillon |first=Amrit |date=28 October 2021 |title=Indian police arrest seven for 'celebrating' Pakistan cricket win |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/28/indian-police-arrest-seven-for-celebrating-pakistan-cricket-win|access-date=2 November 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=28 October 2021 |title=Students, teacher arrested in India for celebrating Pakistan cricket win |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211028-students-teacher-arrested-in-india-for-celebrating-pakistan-cricket-win|access-date=2 November 2021 |website=France 24 |language=en}}

In the city of Leicester in the United Kingdom, tensions between the Indian Hindu and Pakistan Muslim community broke out into violence and a series of protests following the 2022 Asia Cup match between Pakistan and India on 28 August.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62934815 East Leicester disorder leads to 27 arrests], BBC News, 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62943952 Large-scale disorder breaks out in Leicester], BBC News, 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and Soviet pressure on India to deflect the tension they faced, in February 1987 Pakistan's president at the time, General Zia ul-Haq, attended a test match between India and Pakistan in Jaipur – a visit that apparently helped cool a flare-up in tensions since it led to a meeting with the Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.{{Cite news |last=Weintraub |first=Richard M. |date=1987-02-22 |title=PAKISTAN'S ZIA VISITS INDIA FOR 'CRICKET DIPLOMACY' |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/02/22/pakistans-zia-visits-india-for-cricket-diplomacy/4a6e7134-9787-41de-b01f-a52ccedd6718/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web |last=Aziz |first=Shaikh |date=2015-11-15 |title=A leaf from history: Cricket diplomacy checks war pitch |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1219397 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} Furthermore, in 2004 after a break of fifteen years, India toured Pakistan in the wake of diplomatic initiatives to bury half a century of mutual hostility. Both sides relaxed their tough visa regulations for each other, allowing thousands of fans to travel across the border.{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/10/business/singh.php |title=India tries cricket diplomacy - International Herald Tribune |website=www.iht.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210025620/http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/10/business/singh.php |archive-date=2009-02-10}}

In an attempt to replicate the cricket diplomacy of the past General Pervez Musharraf came to India in 2005 ostensibly for a cricket match. The trip, however, quickly took on the air of a summit as the sides were urged "to seize a historic chance to end their dispute over Kashmir."{{Cite web |title=Musharraf visits India amid cricket diplomacy |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/17/content_434859.htm |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}{{Cite web |title=India, Pakistan cricket diplomacy no game it's real |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/19/content_435617.htm |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}} Often this rivalry has been tinged with a religious-political bent to it. In 1991, the workers of the Indian political party Shiv Sena dug up the cricket pitch at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on the eve of an India-Pakistan Test match which was to be held there, forcing the entire series between the two nations to be cancelled.{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl1602/16020280.htm|title=Navigation News - Frontline|access-date=19 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121101/main4.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News|access-date=19 May 2016}} The Shiv Sena once again used this unique means of protest at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi in 2000 to protest against the Pakistan cricket team's proposed visit.[http://update.unu.edu/archive/issue31_2.htm UNU Update: Cricket Diplomacy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821122824/http://update.unu.edu/archive/issue31_2.htm |date=21 August 2008 }} Following the Kargil conflict, and at various other times, there have also been calls to suspend cricketing ties between the two countries.

During the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the semi-final is believed to have eased the relationship between India and Pakistan after the polarising 2008 Mumbai attacks. Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh used this opportunity and greeted his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the match with him at Mohali. Gilani subsequently accepted the offer and agreed to watch the match with Singh.{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Video/133811/44/india-vs-pakistan-pakistan-prime-minister-yousuf-raja-gilani-arrives-in-chandigarh.html|title=- Video - Pak PM Gilani arrives in Chandigarh - Sports Videos - - India Today|date=30 March 2011 |access-date=19 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Video/133816/44/india-vs-pakistan-india-to-play-semi-final-match-against-pakistan-in-mohali.html|title=- Video - 'Cricket brings India Pak together' - Sports Videos - - India Today|date=30 March 2011 |access-date=19 May 2016}}

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