The India–Pakistan rivalry is one of the most intense

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in the world. Any sport involving these two sides, form one of the most intense

in the world, especially

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

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into India and Pakistan in 1947, the

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, and the

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

Asian Games

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and

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first participated in the

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and

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Asian Games respectively.

hosted

and

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Asian Games. ''As of

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'' *Bold indicates most wins

Association Football

India faced Pakistan for the first time at the international stage in the last game of the

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, the both sides settled for a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing first and second respectively.

Summary of Overall Results

Men's matches

''As of 2 April 2022'' *Bold indicates most wins Most Goals
India: 37 Goals
Pakistan: 18 Goals

Women's matches

''As of 8 September 2022'' *Bold indicates most wins Most Goals
India : 17 Goals
Pakistan: 0 Goal

Commonwealth Games

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among athletes from the

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and

participated their first commonwealth games in

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and

respectively.

hosted the

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Commonwealth Games in

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. ''As of

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'' *Bold indicates most wins

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

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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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Head to Head in ICC tournament

Head to Head in ACC Tournament

Overall Summary of results

Hockey

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

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. They participate in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Men's Hockey Asia Cup, Asia Cup, Hockey Champions Trophy, Champions Trophy, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Men's Hockey World Cup, World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games.

Head to Head in Tournaments

Summary of overall results

Kabbadi

It is popular in the Indian subcontinent and other surrounding Asian countries. Although accounts of kabaddi appear in the histories of History of India, ancient India, the game was popularised as a Competition, competitive sport in the 20th century. Men's Women's

Olympics

India at the Olympics, India and Pakistan at the Olympics, Pakistan first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 and 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Olympic Games respectively. ''As of 2020 Summer Olympics'' *Bold indicates most wins

Notes

References

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