India–Pakistan cricket rivalry

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The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world. Matches between the teams are considered some of the biggest in the world and are among the most-viewed in all of sports. Across all formats, India and Pakistan have played each other 213 times, with Pakistan winning 88 matches and India winning 82. In Tests and ODIs, Pakistan has won more matches than India, while in T20Is, India has won more matches than Pakistan. Across all ICC World Cups, the two teams have faced each other 17 times, with India winning 16 matches and Pakistan winning 1 match. Both teams have won the ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC T20 World Cup, and the ICC Champions Trophy. In total, India has won 8 ICC titles, while Pakistan has won 3. The tense relations between the two nations, resulting from bitter diplomatic relations and conflict that originated during the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, Kashmir conflict, and Pakistani...

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