Pakistan are frequent rivals across a variety of sports, with matches between the two countries considered to be one of the most intense

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in the world, especially in

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. The tense relations between the two nations which emerged from bitter diplomatic relationships and conflict that originated during the

Partition of British India The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan is the Islam ...

into India and Pakistan in 1947, the

Indo-Pakistani Wars Since the partition of British India in 1947 and subsequent creation of the dominions of India and Pakistan, the two countries have been involved in a number of wars, conflicts, and military standoffs. A long-running dispute over Kashmir and ...

, and the

Kashmir conflict The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict over the Kashmir region, primarily between India and Pakistan, and also between China and India in the northeastern portion of the region. The conflict started after the partition of India in 1 ...

established the foundations for the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two nations.

Olympics

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

first participated at the

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

and

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

Olympic Games respectively. India has outranked Pakistan in all editions of the Olympic Games, except on seven occasions (

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

and

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

), when Pakistan finished higher in the medal tally. ''As of 2024 Paris Olympic Games'' *Bold indicates most wins

Asian Games

and

first participated in the

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

and

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

Asian Games respectively.

hosted

and

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

Asian Games. ''As of

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'' *Bold indicates most wins

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, are a quadrennial international

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among athletes from the

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and

participated their first commonwealth games in

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

and

respectively.

hosted the

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Commonwealth Games in

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. ''As of

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

'' *Bold indicates most wins

South Asian Games

and

participated all the editions of South Asian Games.

hosted the multi-sport event 3 times (

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

) and

also hosted this event 3 times (

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

). As of

2019 South Asian Games The 2019 South Asian Games, officially the XIII South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event which was originally slated to be held from 9 to 18 March 2019 in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. However, the dates were postponed and the event was ...

*Bold indicates most wins

Association football

and

national football teams rivalry often attract sizeable crowds. The two teams first met at the 1952 Colombo Cup, which ended in a goalless draw and both teams crowned champions of the tournament. India first won at the consequent 1953 Colombo Cup with a 1–0 win, with

Neville D'Souza Neville Steven Joseph D'Souza (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian footballer who played as a striker. During the "golden era of Indian football" under legendary coach Syed Abdul Rahim, he was recognised one of the finest strikers of ...

scoring a goal. Pakistan men’s football team recorded its first official win over India at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1959, with Abdullah Rahi netting the winner. In addition, both teams have faced each other two times in unofficial exhibition matches after the finalisation of the 1953 and 1955 Colombo Cup editions, with Pakistan winning both times by 1–0.

Summary of Overall Results

Men's matches

''As of 21 June 2023'' *Bold indicates most wins Most Goals
India: 42 Goals
Pakistan: 19 Goals * The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India. India 4–0 Pakistan (

2023 SAFF Championship The 2023 SAFF Championship (known as the 2023 Bangabandhu SAFF Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organised by South Asian Foo ...

, 21 June 2023)

Women's matches

''As of 7 September 2022'' *Bold indicates most wins Most Goals
India: 22 Goals
Pakistan: 2 Goals * The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India. India 8–0 Pakistan (

2010 SAFF Women's Championship In 2010, the first edition of the SAFF Women's Championship was held from 12 to 23 December 2010 in Bangladesh. It was organised by the South Asian Football Federation. India won the title without conceding a goal. Though held in the same year i ...

, 20 December 2010)

Athletics

''As of August 2024, India and Pakistan faced in several athletic events at both continent level and international level.''

Summer Olympics

World Athletic Championships

Asian Athletic Championships

Asian Indoor Athletic Championships

Asian Marathon Championships

Asian Cross Country Championships

Asian Race Walking Championships

*Bold indicates most wins

Badminton

''As of 2022, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.''

World Championship matches

Thomas & Uber Cup

Asian Badminton Championships

Asian Badminton Team Championships

*Bold indicates most wins

Chess

''As of 2023, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.''

World Championship matches

International Chess Olympiad

Asian Team Championships

*Bold indicates most wins

Men's cricket

The two sides first played in 1952, when

toured

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and, later,

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series have been played ever since, although a number of planned tours by both sides have been cancelled or aborted due to political factors. No cricket was played between the two countries between 1962 and 1977 due to two major wars in 1965 and 1971 and the 1999 Kargil War and the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks have also interrupted cricketing ties between the two nations.Ingle S (2019
Not just cricket: India and Pakistan prepare to renew rivalry at World Cup
''

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'', 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

Head to Head in ICC tournaments

Head to Head in ACC Tournaments

Overall Summary of results

Women's cricket

Head to Head in ICC Tournaments

Head to Head in ACC Tournaments

Overall Summary of results

Men's field hockey

The rivalry is among the most intense sports rivalries in the Asia and the world in the sport of

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. They participate in

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, FIH Pro League,

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Asia Cup The Men's Asia Cup is the biennial cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council. The competition is contested by Asian members' senior men's national cricket teams, determining the continental champion of Asia. It was establis ...

Men's Asian Champions Trophy The Men's Asian Champions Trophy is an event held annually by the Asian Hockey Federation since 2011. It features Asia's six top field hockey teams in the hockey season competing in a round robin format. India is the most successful team in the ...

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and

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Head to Head in Tournaments

Source:

Summary of overall results

Source: *The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India. India 10–2 Pakistan (

, 30 Sep 2023)

Hockey5s

Women's field hockey

Indian women hockey are much ahead when it comes to winning major tournaments. Pakistani women's team has been weaker competitively and is yet to win a medal in major tournament.

Indian Women

Pakistan Women

Kabbadi

It is popular in the

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and other surrounding Asian countries. Although accounts of kabaddi appear in the histories of

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, the game was popularised as a

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in the 20th century. Men's Women's

Squash

World Squash Championships

British Open Squash Championships

WSF World Team Squash Championships

PSA Squash Tour Finals

Tournament of Champions (squash)

United States Open

Hong Kong Open

Windy City Open

Squash at the Commonwealth Games

Squash at the Asian Games

Wrestling

India and Pakistan are big wrestling nations and they played against each other in several International tournaments. ''As of

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Summer Olympics

World Wrestling Championships

''As of

Asian Games

''As of 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships''

Asian Wrestling Championships

''As of

Commonwealth Games

*Bold indicates most wins

Notes

References

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Olympics

Asian Games

Commonwealth Games

South Asian Games

Association football

Summary of Overall Results

Men's matches

Women's matches

Athletics

Summer Olympics

World Athletic Championships

Asian Athletic Championships

Asian Indoor Athletic Championships

Asian Marathon Championships

Asian Cross Country Championships

Asian Race Walking Championships

Badminton

World Championship matches

Thomas & Uber Cup

Asian Badminton Championships

Asian Badminton Team Championships

Chess

World Championship matches

International Chess Olympiad

Asian Team Championships

Men's cricket

Head to Head in ICC tournaments

Head to Head in ACC Tournaments

Overall Summary of results

Women's cricket

Head to Head in ICC Tournaments

Head to Head in ACC Tournaments

Overall Summary of results

Men's field hockey

Head to Head in Tournaments

Summary of overall results

Hockey5s

Women's field hockey

Indian Women

Pakistan Women

Kabbadi

Squash

World Squash Championships

British Open Squash Championships

WSF World Team Squash Championships

PSA Squash Tour Finals

Tournament of Champions (squash)

United States Open

Hong Kong Open

Windy City Open

Squash at the Commonwealth Games

Squash at the Asian Games

Wrestling

Summer Olympics

World Wrestling Championships

Asian Games

Asian Wrestling Championships

Commonwealth Games

See also

Notes

References