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All eyes on India versus Pak on-field contest in Dubai

The Morning Standard

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February 23, 2025

IT is that time of the ICC tournament when the cricketing world comes together to watch the subcontinental rivals face each other. In terms of cricketing rivalry, it can't get bigger than this. India versus Pakistan.

- GOMESH S @Chennai

The shared history, off-field political tensions only adds to the excitement. The two teams have been slotted in the same group in every ICC tournament since 2013 across formats. It is a crowd-puller. Even on TV it hits record viewership churning millions through TV commercials.

However, very rarely in the last few years has the quality of the contest lived up to the billing. In fact, barring the 2017 Champions Trophy final and the 2021 group stage T20 World Cup tie, India have been overwhelming favourites. The players are friendlier than ever, which is inherently a good step forward, but the inconsistency and lack of dominance from Pakistan at the highest level also has contributed to one-sided matches.

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