India in World Cup matches
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- India and Pakistan have played 13 matches against each other in World Cup history.
- Out of the 13, the Men in Green have only managed to win one.
- The next World Cup meeting between both these teams will take place on October 23 in Melbourne.
The two Asian giants met each other for the first time in a World Cup match during the 1992 edition, in which India won by 43 runs. The next meeting was in 1996 in Bengaluru, and on this occasion as well, the Men in Blue won by 39 runs. In fact, both these teams have played against each other on seven occasions in the ODI World Cup and on all seven occasions, India has won.
In the T20 World Cup history, they have faced each other on six occasions, and after suffering defeat in the first five, Pakistan finally won in their sixth attempt.
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“The reason for the Green Shirts’ consistent defeat against India in World Cup matches is because the Pakistani team became overexcited,” the 35-year-old told local media.”
“However, in the recent past, our team has started treating Indo-Pak matches normally and it has improved our performance too,” he added.
Maqsood was part of the Pakistani XI when India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. A year later, Maqsood also featured in a 76-run loss to India in the ODI World Cup match in Adelaide.
The next meeting between these arch rivals in the T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place on October 23 in Melbourne.
