India plays Pakistan in a warm up game in Lords on 3rd June, the money out of the game would go to Lahore attack victims (policemen). Noble cause. BCCI at it. Shocked. PCB needs BCCI somewhere, but the tirades dont go from the inept administers of the PCB...
Screw that.
Here are few facts on India vs Pakistan matches in World Cups (50-50 and 20-20).
Before i get to that, let me say that India have played Pakistan once in England and had won that game in 1999 world cup. That is, Pakistan have never beaten India in England.
A look at prev encounters :
1992 World Cup : India win by 43 runs at SCG
1996 World Cup : India win by 39 runs at Bangalore
1999 World Cup : India win by 48 runs at Birmingham, this was during Kargil war.
2003 World Cup : India win by 6 wkts at Centurion, Sachin played his best ODI innings of 98 and reduced Akram, Younis and Akhtar to mere mortals. Such was the impact of the defeat for Pakistan that the careers of Younis, Akram and Anwar : India's typical nemesis and tormentors; ended.
2007 World T20 League Game : India win 3-0 on a bowl-out.
2007 World T20 final : India win by 3 runs, thanks to the scoop by Misbah off Jogi.
Pakistan play India in a warm-up game in England in run up to a world cup. And possibly again would play in semis or final...
An indicator of which side the momentum has shifted post 2004.
Nothing in the world can beat the aura and the tension of India vs Pakistan game, be it a Test, ODI or T20. No ICL or IPL game ever can match the intensity of the encounter of this 2 teams. I am waiting for warm up game between this 2 teams.
Go India and Pakistan.
