‘Hellish’: What happens when India beats Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup | ICC Cricket World Cup

It’s cricket’s fiercest rivalry, watched by hundreds of thousands, sparking raucous celebrations in victory and wild accusations in defeat, however each time India and Pakistan have clashed on the ICC Cricket World Cup, there was just one winner.

India have defeated Pakistan seven occasions out of seven on the event since they first met in Sydney in 1992, a run that Babar Azam’s facet will hope to finish once they meet the hosts in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Is it luck? Have India benefitted from successful 5 of the seven tosses? Are Pakistan extra inclined to strain?

“We performed seven video games and our neighbouring nation reminds us each second day in regards to the 7-0,” Pakistan legend Wasim Akram stated.

“Frankly talking, I can’t single out one purpose for the dropping streak.”

From Sydney to Manchester

Inzamam-ul-Haq, who ended up on the dropping facet for Pakistan on 4 events, believes strain has been an element.

“Possibly India dealt with the strain higher than us on the day of the match and successful many of the tosses additionally gave them a bonus,” he stated.

Even when Pakistan gained the toss twice, their luck didn’t change.

They have been outdone by Sachin Tendulkar’s brilliance within the chase at Centurion in South Africa in 2003 and by Rohit Sharma at Manchester in 2019 when India have been despatched in to bat.

The defeat on the 2019 event value Sarfaraz Ahmed the captaincy.

As a consequence of a quirk of the enjoying format, Pakistan and India by no means met within the first 4 World Cups.

Each have been favourites to satisfy within the ultimate once they have been co-hosts in 1987, however every fell within the semis.

The primary encounter occurred in 1992 at Sydney, a low-scoring affair that was remembered extra for Pakistan’s Javed Miandad leaping up and down in a weird try and mimic India wicketkeeper Kiran Extra.

Pakistan did not chase a modest 217-run whole, dropping by 43 runs.

Nonetheless, that defeat was quickly forgotten when Imran Khan’s staff staged a exceptional restoration to win their first and solely 50-over World Cup title.

‘It was hellish’

4 years later, Pakistan misplaced once more by 39 runs in India’s yard in Bangalore.

The defeat resulted in a livid response again dwelling – skipper Wasim Akram was even alleged to have feigned harm.

“It was hellish,” remembers Akram. “Nobody digested that defeat and we needed to return dwelling below tight safety and couldn’t exit of our houses for days.”

On the 1999 World Cup, Akram and his staff have been subjected to a match-fixing inquiry after they misplaced by 47 runs to India and slumped to a shock loss to Bangladesh.

They nonetheless managed to complete as runners-up.

Regardless of boasting an intimidating three-pronged tempo assault of Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan misplaced their 2003 World Cup encounter by six wickets.

A high-profile semifinal additionally went to India by 29 runs in Mohali in 2011, a match the place respective prime ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousuf Raza Gillani of Pakistan watched from the stands.

“To be trustworthy, I don’t know the explanation why we all the time misplaced,” Shahid Afridi, the skipper in 2011, stated.

“We performed so properly to succeed in the semifinals and fell brief in Mohali. I additionally heard some foolish issues nevertheless it was a matter of respect and as captain I instructed my gamers to present their finest.”

A packed home in Adelaide noticed Virat Kohli’s century subdue Pakistan by 76 runs within the 2015 World Cup.

Pakistan as soon as once more fell brief in 2019, once more in Manchester, as they misplaced by 83 runs in a rain-hit sport.

So can it’s eighth time fortunate for Pakistan once they renew their rivalry in Ahmedabad on Saturday at this World Cup?

“That jinx can be damaged at some point and this present Pakistan staff is able to doing that,” stated Akram.

“We broke the Twenty20 World Cup jinx after 5 defeats in 2021 in Dubai, so the 50-over jinx may go.”