India–Pakistan sports rivalries

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The India–Pakistan rivalry is one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world. Any sport involving these two sides, form one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world, especially cricket.[1] The tense relations between the two nations which emerged from bitter diplomatic relationships and conflict that originated during the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, and the Kashmir conflict established the foundations for the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two nations.[2]

Olympics[edit]

India and Pakistan first participated in the 1900 and 1948 Olympic Games respectively.[3][4][5]

As of 2020 Summer Olympics, Pakistan hasn't won a medal since 1992.

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Medal Ranking 56th 80th
Gold 10 3
Silver 9 3
Bronze 16 4
Total 35 10
  • Bold indicates most wins

Asian Games[edit]

India and Pakistan first participated in the 1951 and 1954 Asian Games respectively.

India hosted 1951 and 1982 Asian Games.[6][7][8][9]

As of 2022 Asian Games

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Medal Ranking 5th 18th
Gold 183 44
Silver 239 64
Bronze 357 99
Total 779 207
  • Bold indicates most wins

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Closing ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India

The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games,[10] are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. India and Pakistan participated their first commonwealth games in 1934 and 1954 respectively.

India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.[11][12][13][14]

As of 2022 Commonwealth Games

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Medal Ranking 4th 15th
Gold 203 27
Silver 190 27
Bronze 171 28
Total 564 82
  • Bold indicates most wins

South Asian Games[edit]

India and Pakistan participated all the editions of South Asian Games.

India hosted the multi-sport event 3 times (1987, 1995, 2016) and Pakistan also hosted this event 3 times (1989, 2004, 2024).

As of 2019 South Asian Games

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Medal Ranking 1st 2nd
Gold 1263 297
Silver 736 421
Bronze 379 432
Total 2378 1150
  • Bold indicates most wins

Association football[edit]

India faced Pakistan for the first time at the international stage in the last game of the 1952 Colombo Cup, the both sides settled for a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing first and second respectively.[15]

Summary of Overall Results[edit]

Men's matches[edit]

As of 21 June 2023[A]

Total In India In Pakistan Neutral Venue
Matches 26 8 5 13
India
India Won
16 6 2 8
Pakistan
Pakistan Won
3 1 1 1
Draws 7 1 2 4
  • Bold indicates most wins

Most Goals
India India: 41 Goals
Pakistan Pakistan: 18 Goals

  • The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India.

India 4–0 Pakistan (2023 SAFF Championship, 21 June 2023)

Women's matches[edit]

As of 7 September 2022

Total In India In Pakistan Neutral Venue
Matches 3 0 0 3
India
India Won
3 0 0 3
Pakistan
Pakistan Won
0 0 0 0
Draws 0 0 0 0
  • Bold indicates most wins

Most Goals
India India: 17 Goals
Pakistan Pakistan: 0 Goals

  • The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India.

India 8–0 Pakistan (2010 SAFF Women's Championship, 20 December 2010)

Athletics[edit]

As of March 2023, India and Pakistan faced in several athletic events at both continent level and international level.

World Athletic Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 1 0
Silver 1 1
Bronze 1 0
Total 3 1

Asian Athletic Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 94 2
Silver 120 3
Bronze 140 3
Total 354 8

Asian Indoor Athletic Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 13 0
Silver 30 1
Bronze 21 1
Total 64 2

Asian Marathon Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 2 0
Silver 1 0
Bronze 3 0
Total 6 0

Asian Cross Country Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 7 0
Silver 15 1
Bronze 13 1
Total 35 2

Asian Race Walking Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 2 0
Silver 2 0
Bronze 5 0
Total 9 0
  • Bold indicates most wins

Badminton[edit]

As of 2022, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments, but has produced good badminton players.

World Championship matches[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 1 0
Silver 4 0
Bronze 9 0
Total 14 0

Thomas & Uber Cup[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 1 0
Silver 0 0
Bronze 6 0
Total 7 0

Asian Badminton Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 2 0
Silver 0 0
Bronze 16 0
Total 18 0

Asian Badminton Team Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 0 0
Silver 1 0
Bronze 2 0
Total 3 0
  • Bold indicates most wins

Chess[edit]

As of 2023, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments, but has produced good chess players.

World Championship matches[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 0 0
Silver 1 0
Bronze 1 0
Total 2 0

International Chess Olympiad[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 1 0
Silver 0 0
Bronze 3 0
Total 4 0

Asian Team Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 3 0
Silver 11 0
Bronze 7 0
Total 21 0
  • Bold indicates most wins

Men's cricket[edit]

Panoramic view of an 2015 Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan

The two sides first played in 1952, when Pakistan toured India. Test and, later, limited overs 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.[17]

Head to Head in ICC tournament[edit]

Tournament Matches played India
India won
Pakistan
Pakistan won
Draw/Tie/No result
World Cup 8 8 0 0
T20 World Cup 7 5 1 1
Champions Trophy 5 2 3 0
Total 20 15 4 1

Head to Head in ACC Tournament[edit]

Tournament Matches played India
India won
Pakistan
Pakistan won
Draw/Tie/No result
Asia Cup (ODI) 15 8 5 2[B]
Asia Cup (Twenty20) 3 2 1 0
Asian Test Championship 1 0 1 0
Total 19 10 7 2

Overall Summary of results[edit]

Format Matches played India
India won
Pakistan
Pakistan won
Draw/Tie/No Result Notes
Test 59 9 12 38 [C]
ODI 135 57 73 5 [D]
T20I 12 8 3 1
Total 206 74 88 44

Women's cricket[edit]

Head to Head in ICC Tournament[edit]

Tournament Matches played India
India Women won
Pakistan
Pakistan Women won
Draw/Tie/No Result Notes
Women's World Cup 4 4 0 0
Women's T20 World Cup 7 5 2 0
Total 11 9 2 0

Head to Head in ACC Tournament[edit]

Tournament Matches played India
India Women won
Pakistan
Pakistan Women won
Draw/Tie/No Result Notes
Women's Asia Cup (ODI) 6 6 0 0
Women's Asia Cup (Twenty20) 6 5 1 0
Total 12 11 1 0

Overall Summary of results[edit]

Format Matches played India
India Women won
Pakistan
Pakistan Women won
Draw/Tie/No Result Notes
ODI 11 11 0 0
T20I 14 11 3 0
Total 25 22 3 0

Men's field hockey[edit]

2010 Commonwealth Games hockey match played between India and Pakistan in Delhi

The rivalry is among the most intense sports rivalries in the Asia and the world in the sport of field hockey. They participate in World Cup, FIH Pro League, Summer Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asia Cup, Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Asian Games, South Asian Games and Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.

Head to Head in Tournaments[edit]

Tournament Matches Results Goals
India India Pakistan Pakistan Draw India India Pakistan Pakistan
Test series 52 16 25 11 104 124
Summer Olympics 7 2 4 1 3 8
World Cup 5 3 2 0 10 7
Champions Trophy 19 7 12 0 48 54
Asian Games 16 5 8 3 27 31
Asia Cup 9 3 5 1 18 20
Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 11 7 2 2 32 22
Commonwealth Games 3 1 1 1 10 10
FIH Hockey World League 3 2 0 1 15 4
Afro-Asian Games 2 2 0 0 7 3
Other Matches (Continent wise)
Africa 2 1 0 1 5 2
Americas 2 0 1 1 5 8
Asia 34 14 14 6 65 67
Europe 10 1 8 1 16 33
Oceania 5 2 0 3 12 9
Total 180 66 82 32 377 402

Summary of overall results[edit]

Year Matches Results Goals
India India won Pakistan Pakistan won Draw India India Pakistan Pakistan
1950s 2 1 0 1 1 0
1960s 6 2 3 1 3 5
1970s 13 3 9 1 10 27
1980s 46 14 22 10 79 111
1990s 26 9 13 4 52 62
2000s 47 14 27 6 108 128
2010s 35 19 8 8 102 62
2020s 5 4 0 1 22 7
Total 180 66 82 32 377 402


  • The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India.

India 10–2 Pakistan (Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023)

FIH Pro League appearances[edit]

As of April 2023, India has qualified for FIH pro league and had 3 total appearances. Pakistan were suspended on 23 January 2019 after they could not play their first three games and were disqualified in 2019 and they were unable to qualify in the recent years.[20]

Men's[edit]

Team 2019 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total
 India 4th 3rd 4th 3
 Pakistan DSQ 0
Total 8 9 9 9 9

Women's field hockey[edit]

Indian women hockey are much ahead when it comes to winning major tournaments.[21] Pakistani women's team has been weaker competitively and is yet to win a medal in major tournament.

Indian Women[edit]

Tournament Gold Silver Bronze Total
Pro League 0 0 1 1
Nations Cup 1 0 0 1
Asian Games 1 2 3 6
Commonwealth Games 1 1 1 3
Asia Cup 2 2 3 7
Asian Champions Trophy 1 2 1 4
Champions Challenge 0 0 1 1
Afro-Asian Games 1 0 0 1
Hockey Series 1 0 0 1
South Asian Games 1 0 0 1
Total 9 7 10 26

Pakistan Women[edit]

Tournament Gold Silver Bronze Total
Total 0 0 0 0

Kabbadi[edit]

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

Men's

Tournament India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) 3 0
Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) 6 1
Asian Games 8 0
Asian Kabaddi Championship 8 0
Asia Kabaddi Cup (Circle style) 1 2
South Asian Games 10 1
Total 36 4

Women's

Tournament India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Women Kabaddi World Cup 4 0
Asian Kabaddi Championship 4 0
Asian Games 3 0
South Asian Games 4 0
Total 15 0

Wrestling[edit]

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

As of 2020 Olympics

Summer Olympics[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 0 0
Silver 2 0
Bronze 5 1
Total 7 1


As of 2020 Olympics

World Wrestling Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 1 0
Silver 5 0
Bronze 16 2
Total 22 2


As of 2018 Asian Games

Asian Games[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 11 6
Silver 14 14
Bronze 34 14
Total 59 34


As of 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships

Asian Wrestling Championships[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 25 1
Silver 78 9
Bronze 132 8
Total 235 18


As of 2022 Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games[edit]

India
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
Gold 49 21
Silver 39 14
Bronze 26 11
Total 114 46
  • Bold indicates most wins

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ According to World Football Elo Ratings[16]
  2. ^ 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.[18][19]
  3. ^ One Test match between the two sides was cancelled following the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984.
  4. ^ In addition, four matches between the two sides have been abandoned without a ball being bowled and one match in 1984 was cancelled following the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

References[edit]

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  11. ^ "The Indian Version of 2010 Commonwealth Games Logo". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  17. ^ Ingle S (2019) Not just cricket: India and Pakistan prepare to renew rivalry at World Cup, The Guardian, 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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  19. ^ 4th Match, Pepsi Asia Cup at Colombo, Jul 21 1997, scorecard, CricInfo. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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