Pakistan | India |
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India and Pakistan are frequent rivals across a variety of sports, with matches between the two countries considered to be one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world, especially in 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]
India and Pakistan first participated at the 1900 and 1948 Olympic Games respectively. [3] [4] [5] India has outranked Pakistan in all editions of the Olympic Games, except on seven occasions (1960, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2024), when Pakistan finished higher in the medal tally. [6]
As of 2024 Paris Olympic Games
India | Pakistan | |
Medal Ranking | 60th | 78th |
Gold | 10 | 4 |
Silver | 10 | 3 |
Bronze | 21 | 4 |
Total | 41 | 11 |
India and Pakistan first participated in the 1951 and 1954 Asian Games respectively.
India hosted 1951 and 1982 Asian Games. [7] [8] [9] [10]
As of 2022 Asian Games
India | Pakistan | |
Medal Ranking | 5th | 18th |
Gold | 183 | 44 |
Silver | 239 | 64 |
Bronze | 357 | 99 |
Total | 779 | 207 |
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, [11] 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. [12] [13] [14] [15]
As of 2022 Commonwealth Games
India | Pakistan | |
Medal Ranking | 4th | 15th |
Gold | 203 | 27 |
Silver | 190 | 27 |
Bronze | 171 | 28 |
Total | 564 | 82 |
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, 2025). [16] [17] [18] [19]
As of 2019 South Asian Games
India | Pakistan | |
Medal Ranking | 1st | 2nd |
Gold | 1263 | 297 |
Silver | 736 | 421 |
Bronze | 379 | 432 |
Total | 2378 | 1150 |
Pakistan and India national football teams rivalry often attract sizeable crowds. [20] [21] [22] The two teams first met at the 1952 Colombo Cup, which ended in a goalless draw and both teams crowned champions of the tournament. India first won at the consequent 1953 Colombo Cup with a 1–0 win, with Neville D'Souza scoring a goal. Pakistan men’s football team recorded its first official win over India at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1959, with Abdullah Rahi netting the winner. [23] In addition, both teams have faced each other two times in unofficial exhibition matches after the finalisation of the 1953 and 1955 Colombo Cup editions, with Pakistan winning both times by 1–0. [24]
As of 21 June 2023 [A]
Total | In India | In Pakistan | Neutral Venue | |
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Matches | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
India Won | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Pakistan Won | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Draws | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Most Goals
India: 42 Goals
Pakistan: 19 Goals
India 4–0 Pakistan [26] (2023 SAFF Championship, 21 June 2023)
As of 7 September 2022
Total | In India | In Pakistan | Neutral Venue | |
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Matches | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
India Won | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pakistan Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Draws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most Goals
India: 22 Goals
Pakistan: 2 Goals
India 8–0 Pakistan [27] [28] (2010 SAFF Women's Championship, 20 December 2010)
As of August 2024, India and Pakistan faced in several athletic events at both continent level and international level.
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 1 |
Silver | 3 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 0 |
Silver | 1 | 1 |
Bronze | 1 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 94 | 2 |
Silver | 120 | 3 |
Bronze | 140 | 3 |
Total | 354 | 8 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 13 | 0 |
Silver | 30 | 1 |
Bronze | 21 | 1 |
Total | 64 | 2 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 2 | 0 |
Silver | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 3 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 7 | 0 |
Silver | 15 | 1 |
Bronze | 13 | 1 |
Total | 35 | 2 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 2 | 0 |
Silver | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 5 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 0 |
As of 2022, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 0 |
Silver | 4 | 0 |
Bronze | 9 | 0 |
Total | 14 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 0 |
Silver | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 6 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 2 | 0 |
Silver | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 16 | 0 |
Total | 18 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 0 |
Silver | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 2 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
As of 2023, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments. [29]
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 0 |
Silver | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 1 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 0 |
Silver | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 3 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 3 | 0 |
Silver | 11 | 0 |
Bronze | 7 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 0 |
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. [30]
Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/Tie/No result |
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World Cup | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
T20 World Cup | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Champions Trophy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/Tie/No result |
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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 |
Format | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/Tie/No Result | Notes |
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Test | 59 | 9 | 12 | 38 | [C] |
ODI | 135 | 57 | 73 | 5 | [D] |
T20I | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 207 | 75 | 88 | 44 |
Tournament | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | Draw/Tie/No Result | Notes |
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Women's World Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Women's T20 World Cup | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Tournament | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | Draw/Tie/No Result | Notes |
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Women's Asia Cup (ODI) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Women's Asia Cup (Twenty20) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Format | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | Draw/Tie/No Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODI | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
T20I | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
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.
Source: [33]
Tournament | Matches | Results | Goals | ||||
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India | Pakistan | Draw | India | 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 |
Source: [34]
India 10–2 Pakistan [35] (Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023)
Year | Matches | Results | Goals | |||
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India won | Pakistan won | Draw | India | Pakistan | ||
2020s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
Indian women hockey are much ahead when it comes to winning major tournaments. [36] Pakistani women's team has been weaker competitively and is yet to win a medal in major tournament.
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 |
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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. [37]
Men's
Tournament | India | 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 | Pakistan |
---|---|---|
Women Kabaddi World Cup | 4 | 0 |
Asian Kabaddi Championship | 4 | 0 |
Asian Games | 3 | 0 |
South Asian Games | 4 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 14 |
Silver | 0 | 9 |
Bronze | 0 | 14 |
Total | 0 | 37 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 30 |
Silver | 0 | 25 |
Bronze | - | - |
Total | 0 | 55 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 6 |
Silver | 0 | 4 |
Bronze | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 11 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 4 |
Silver | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | - | - |
Total | 0 | 4 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 22 |
Silver | 0 | 8 |
Bronze | - | - |
Total | 0 | 30 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 29 |
Silver | 0 | 19 |
Bronze | - | - |
Total | 0 | 48 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 8 |
Silver | 0 | 1 |
Bronze | - | - |
Total | 0 | 9 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 2 | 0 |
Silver | 1 | 1 |
Bronze | - | - |
Total | 3 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 0 |
Silver | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 2 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 3 | 2 |
Silver | 4 | 4 |
Bronze | 11 | 3 |
Total | 18 | 9 |
India and Pakistan are big wrestling nations and they played against each other in several International tournaments. [38]
As of 2024 Olympics
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 0 | 0 |
Silver | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 6 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 1 | 0 |
Silver | 5 | 0 |
Bronze | 16 | 2 |
Total | 22 | 2 |
As of 2022 Asian Games
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 11 | 6 |
Silver | 15 | 14 |
Bronze | 39 | 14 |
Total | 65 | 34 |
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 25 | 1 |
Silver | 78 | 9 |
Bronze | 132 | 8 |
Total | 235 | 18 |
As of 2022 Commonwealth Games
India | Pakistan | |
Gold | 49 | 21 |
Silver | 39 | 14 |
Bronze | 26 | 11 |
Total | 114 | 46 |
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