Cricket Encounter between India and Pakistan
Since 1947, the time of Indo-Pak partition, a political tension is going to be proceeded between India and Pakistan. It is said that there exists a cold war between the two neighboring countries but when there is held a cricket match between the two countries, an open virtual war can easily be seen and felt between these two.
India –Pakistan cricket rivalry not only proves a tense competition between the two teams but always turns in the center of attention for viewers and cricket lovers worldwide. Since the partition, there have been held a number of matches between the two teams and every time it was a tough one. It seemed that each is interested in defeating the other in spite of winning the trophy. The statistics of the matches held between India and Pakistan are as follows:
| Test | ODs | Twenty20 | |
| Total Match Played | 59 | 118 | 2 |
| Matches Won By India | 9 | 45 | 1 |
| Matches Won By Pakistan | 12 | 69 | 0 |
| Matches Draw / Tie | 38 | 4 | 1 |
The statistics of the highest scores achieved by both countries while playing against each other are as:
| Year | Winner | H.S | Inn | |
| Pakistan | 1989 | Pakistan | 669 | 5 |
| India | 2004 | India | 675 | 5 |
The statistics of the highest individual score achieved by the outstanding cricketers of the teams are:
| Player | Highest Scores | Year | |
| Pakistan | Javed Miandad | 280 | 1983 |
| India | Virender Sehwag | 309 | 2004 |
The excellent bowling figures and total wickets taken by both teams while playing against each other are:
| Total Wickets Taken | Player | |
| Pakistan | 94 | Imran Khan |
| India | 99 | Kapil Dev |
India has played a total of five matches against Pakistan on the field of Pakistan. Out of these five matches, two were won by India , one match went draw and two were won by Pakistan while playing in their homeland against India . A total of seven Asia Cup tournaments have been held between the two teams; two out of these seven went draw while four matches were won by India and one match by Pakistan.
Squad of Pakistan Cricket Team for Asia Cup 2010
The true Asia Cup is here with the most unexpected team selection for Pakistan cricket team. The choices made are a perfect blend of experienced players, youngsters, strikers and a long gone fastest bowler of Pakistani cricket history, Shoaib Akhter as well. Surprised? It’s never too late to add up the sizzle in a team. Giving a chance to Shoaib Akhter has been criticized around in a positive and negative manner. One thing to remember is that Akhter, a.k.a Rawalpindi, made his way back into team with his fitness. So worry not Pakistani spectators, as the Men in Green are unpredictable!
The squad of Pakistan cricket team is going to be led by a new captain, Boom Boom Afridi. Another surprise! Yet, don’t be surprised again at the fact that Salman Butt is the vice-captain of the Pakistani team. It sure is a “Surprise Asia Cup” for Pakistan. Let’s have a quick glance at the squad:
• Shahid Afridi (Captain)
• Salman Butt (vice-captain)
• Imran Farhat
• Shahzeb Hasan
• Kamran Akmal
• Umer Akmal
• Shoaib Malik
• Asad Shafiq
• Umer Amin
• Abdul Razzaq
• Mohammad Asif
• Mohammad Aamir
• Shoaib Akhter
• Saeed Ajmal
• Abdul Rehman
They seem like a perfect team who perform at their full capacity. How do you take this team? Do you think they have the potential to claim the Asia Cup trophy?
Drop in your opinions!
Asia Cup.. Its Truely Asia!
Asalam O Alikum, Namoshkar, Kohomada and Namaste! Doesnt it sound Asian? A big yes to all the cricket lovers as the ‘Truely Asia Cup 2010′ is just around the corner. The participating teams include Men in Green Pakistan, Bangali tigers, India and Sri Lanka who is going to have the advantage of home ground. Sri Lanka is hosting the Asia Cup 2010. The tournament is going to start from June 15 and will end on June 24, 2010. The heat in Asia is going to be at peak. But who would miss an opportunity to see India and Pakistan against each other in this tournament?
This tournament was established in 1983 for promoting the goodwill among the Asian countries. The inaugural tournament was played in 1984 in Sharjah, UAE. The venue for this tournament keeps changing. Sri Lanka and India have won this tournament four times, which makes them lead in Asia Cup. Along with the four participating teams in the current event, the Honk Kong and UAE also participated in this tournament but are not appearing in this season. So, that makes 6 teams in all in this tournament. So far, the highest number of runs have been scored by Sanath Jayasuriya and the leading wicket taker is also from Sri Lanka, Muttiah Muralitharan.
A tempting tournament with a lot of heat, sweat and of course a mixture of rivalries!
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Allah hafiz, Shubho Bidai, Alvidah and Ayubowan!