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India take on Pakistan in the most highly anticipated match of the ICC Cricket World Cup round-robin group stage on Saturday 8 October at the 134,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
When India toured Pakistan in 1955, thousands of Indian fans were granted visas to go to the Pakistani city of Lahore to watch the Test match, but both the 1955 series and Pakistan's tour of India in 1961 ended in drawn series, with neither team being able to win a single Test match. Complaints about the fairness of umpires became routine.
The Indian cricket team shares a long-standing rivalry with the Pakistani cricket team, and India-Pakistan matches are some of the most anticipated matches in the world, and one of the most watched television broadcasts in the world. It was only in 1983 when India defeated the West Indies that made the sport become popular.
Panoramic view of a 2015 Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan. 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.
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This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from 1947 to 1970. Early years: 1947 to 1950 The independent state of Pakistan was established in 1947 following the Partition of India. First-class cricket was already established in the country as many clubs and local associations had previously been part of the Indian cricket scene. Matches were played on an ad hoc basis in the 1947 ...
First-class cricket was already established in the country as many clubs and local associations had previously been part of the Indian cricket scene.Matches were played on an ad hoc basis in the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons before Pakistan's Board of Cricket Control (BCCP) was established on 1 May 1949. Games continued to be few and far ...
PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour state-owned sports channel operated by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). [1] [2] [3] PTV Sports was founded as a sports division of the PTV in the 1970s. It was licensed as a stand-alone sports channel in January 2012. [4] It broadcasts cricket, football, hockey, snooker, and tennis events in Pakistan. [5] [6 ...