India and Pakistan meet in the World Twenty20 on Saturday in what promises to be one of most fiercely contested and most-watched matches in cricket. India was undone by New Zealand at Nagpur while Pakistan registered a comprehensive win over Bangladesh in their opener at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India will be looking for his first win and Pakistan hoping for second win on the trot.
An estimated one billion viewers tuned in to watch India and Pakistan's match at the World Cup in Australia in 2015 - which India won by 76 runs. Their rivalry is one of the fiercest in cricket. For India's Ravichandran Ashwin, it is even bigger than that between England and Australia. "This rivalry is huge, it's very hard to put a finger and tell you how huge. It's probably bigger than the Ashes," said the off-spinner.
"As far as the Indians and Pakistanis go, I don't think they watch this game as a game of cricket. It's more of a border rivalry. They want to get one up on each other. "People put their emotions into the game. For the players, it's all about keeping their emotions aside and trying to play the best way we can."
"It's the most-watched game so we should all cherish that and feel proud of it. The way we have played cricket in the past 50 years it's a treat to watch for the world."- said by Pakistan coach Waqar Younis.
India leads the head to head record against Pakistan. The traditional rivals have met each other seven times in the game’s shortest format. India has won five while Pakistan just one. One match, during inaugural World T20 in 2007, ended in a tie. However, India won the bowl-out that time. At Eden Gardens Pakistan has won all four ODIs against India.
Courtesy: bbc.com
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