India- Pakistan matches are most hyped matches in world cricket, whenever two teams faces each other it’s more like a war than a match. India had dominated over Pakistan since 1992.
India- Pakistan is considered as high voltage matches because sledging at that time use to be actual verbal fights between players and so the entertainment during the match used to attract people and it was the USP of this rivalry.
Ramiz Raja recalls old days of India vs Pakistan
India vs Pakistan rivalry actually initiated in 1992 and from then India dominated Pakistan and never gave a chance to take revenge and so this rivalry makes most hyped rivalry ever in world cricket. Earlier players like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Navjot Singh Siddhu, and many more and from Pakistan like Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, etc. all these were fire guns and match used to turn into a war whenever they plays.
Then next gen players like Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir, etc and from Pakistan like Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Kamran Akmal, etc and then the sledging metre got even more and so it hyped even more. Former Pakistan batter Ramiz Raja recalls all those days where they all used to get learnings that how you can dominate over India and how you all should be prepared this shows how much you are ready and will show your potenial in the field. Ramiz Raja said:
“When I was the chairman, I used to tell the team all the time, until or unless you beat India or be competitive against them, the world will not recognize you. That is the landmark. They did reasonably well for about a year, year and a half. Then the general turbulence that the country is going through is being reflected in the performance of the team.”
“Ex-cricketers need to understand the value of an India-Pakistan contest. Fans should not be missing the spectacle. It’s our job to say that let’s put politics to one side and play cricket because it will benefit the world. We need a stronger, positive vibe surrounding the issue. The onus is on Indian ex-cricketers and Pakistani ex-cricketers to make it happen.”
Pakistan have dethroned twice in last 3 years one was in 2021 T20 World Cup and next in 2022 Asia Cup’s fixture, and before that they defeated India in 2017 Champions Trophy final and won the title under Sarfaraz Ahmed.