India and Pakistan are frequent rivals across a variety of sports, with matches between the two countries considered to be one of the most intensesports rivalries in the world, especially incricket.[1] Thetense relations between the two nations which emerged from bitter diplomatic relationships and conflict that originated during thePartition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, theIndia–Pakistan wars, and theKashmir conflict established the foundations for the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two nations.[2]
India andPakistan first participated at the1900 and1948 Olympic Games respectively.[3][4][5] India has outranked Pakistan in all editions of the Olympic Games, except on seven occasions (1960,1968,1972,1984,1988,1992 and2024), when Pakistan finished higher in the medal tally.[6]
 India |  Pakistan | |
| Medal Ranking | 58th | 78th |
| Gold | 10 | 4 |
| Silver | 10 | 3 |
| Bronze | 21 | 4 |
| Total | 41 | 11 |
India andPakistan first participated in the1951 and1954 Asian Games respectively.
India hosted1951 and1982 Asian Games.[7][8][9][10]
As of2022 Asian Games
India | Pakistan | |
| Medal Ranking | 5th | 18th |
| Gold | 183 | 44 |
| Silver | 239 | 64 |
| Bronze | 357 | 99 |
| Total | 779 | 207 |
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The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games,[11] are a quadrennial internationalmulti-sport event among athletes from theCommonwealth of Nations.India andPakistan participated their first commonwealth games in1934 and1954 respectively.
India hosted the2010 Commonwealth Games inNew Delhi.[12][13][14][15]
India | Pakistan | |
| Medal Ranking | 4th | 15th |
| Gold | 203 | 27 |
| Silver | 190 | 27 |
| Bronze | 171 | 28 |
| Total | 564 | 82 |
India andPakistan participated all the editions of South Asian Games.India hosted the multi-sport event 3 times (1987,1995,2016) andPakistan also hosted this event 3 times (1989,2004,2025).[16][17][18][19]
India | Pakistan | |
| Medal Ranking | 1st | 2nd |
| Gold | 1263 | 297 |
| Silver | 736 | 421 |
| Bronze | 379 | 432 |
| Total | 2378 | 1150 |
Pakistan andIndia national football teams rivalry often attract sizeable crowds.[20][21][22] The two teams first met at the1952 Colombo Cup, which ended in a goalless draw and both teams crowned champions of the tournament. India first won at the consequent1953 Colombo Cup with a 1–0 win, withNeville D'Souza scoring a goal. Pakistan men’s football team recorded its first official win over India at the1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1959, withAbdullah Rahi netting the winner.[23] In addition, both teams have faced each other two times in unofficial exhibition matches after the finalisation of the 1953 and 1955 Colombo Cup editions, with Pakistan winning both times by 1–0.[24]
As of 21 June 2023[A]
| Total | In India | In Pakistan | Neutral Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
India Won | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Pakistan Won | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Most GoalsIndia: 42 GoalsPakistan: 19 Goals
India 4–0 Pakistan[26](2023 SAFF Championship, 21 June 2023)
As of 7 September 2022
| Total | In India | In Pakistan | Neutral Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
India Won | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pakistan Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January 2010 | National Stadium,Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2010 South Asian Games | India | 6–0 | Pakistan | Sasmita Malik 7',28'Bembem Devi 10',11',17'Laishram Naobi Chanu 90' | |
| 2 | 20 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium,Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | 2010 SAFF Championship | India | 8–0 | Pakistan | Bala Devi 18',31',32' | |
| 3 | 7 September 2022 | Dasharath Rangasala,Kathmandu, Nepal | 2022 SAFF Championship | India | 3–0 | Pakistan | Maria 21' (o.g.) Grace 23'Soumya 90+4' | |
| 4 | 17 October 2024 | Dasharath Rangasala,Kathmandu, Nepal | 2024 SAFF Championship | Pakistan | 2–5 | India | Suha Hirani 45+2' (pen.) Kayla Siddiqi | Dangmei 5',42' |
Most GoalsIndia: 22 GoalsPakistan: 2 Goals
India 8–0 Pakistan[27][28](2010 SAFF Women's Championship, 20 December 2010)
As of August 2024, India and Pakistan faced in several athletic events at both continent level and international level.
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 1 |
| Silver | 3 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 102 | 2 |
| Silver | 130 | 3 |
| Bronze | 146 | 3 |
| Total | 378 | 8 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 13 | 0 |
| Silver | 30 | 1 |
| Bronze | 21 | 1 |
| Total | 64 | 2 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 3 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 7 | 0 |
| Silver | 15 | 1 |
| Bronze | 13 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 2 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
As of 2022, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 4 | 0 |
| Bronze | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA Asia Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0 |
As of 2023, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.[29]
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 3 | 0 |
| Silver | 11 | 0 |
| Bronze | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
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The two sides firstplayed in 1952, whenPakistan touredIndia.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. No cricket was played between the two countries between 1962 and 1977 due to two major wars in 1965 and 1971 and the1999 Kargil War and the2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks have also interrupted cricketing ties between the two nations.[30]
| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 World Cup | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Champions Trophy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Cup (ODI) | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2[B] |
| Asia Cup (Twenty20) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Asian Test Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Format | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/No Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 59 | 9 | 12 | 38 | [C] |
| ODI | 136 | 58 | 73 | 5 | [D] |
| T20I | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 212 | 81 | 88 | 43 |
| Tournament | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | No Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's World Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Women's T20 World Cup | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Tournament | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | No Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Asia Cup (ODI) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Women's Asia Cup (Twenty20) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Format | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | No Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| T20I | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
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The rivalry is among the most intense sports rivalries in the Asia and the world in the sport offield hockey. They participate inWorld Cup,FIH Pro League,Summer Olympic Games,Commonwealth Games,Asia Cup,Men's Asian Champions Trophy,Asian Games,South Asian Games andSultan Azlan Shah Cup.
Source:[33]
| Tournament | Matches | Results | Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Pakistan | Draw | India | Pakistan | |||
| Test series | 52 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 104 | 124 | |
| Summer Olympics | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| World Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| Champions Trophy | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 54 | |
| Asian Games | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 31 | |
| Asia Cup | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 20 | |
| Asian Hockey Champions Trophy | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 22 | |
| Commonwealth Games | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| FIH Hockey World League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| Afro-Asian Games | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Other Matches (Continent wise) | |||||||
| Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Americas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Asia | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 67 | |
| Europe | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 33 | |
| Oceania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |
| Total | 181 | 67 | 82 | 32 | 379 | 403 | |
Source:[34]
| Year | Matches | Results | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India won | Pakistan won | Draw | India | Pakistan | ||
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960s | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1970s | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 1980s | 46 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 79 | 111 |
| 1990s | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 62 |
| 2000s | 47 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 108 | 128 |
| 2010s | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 102 | 62 |
| 2020s | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 |
| Total | 181 | 67 | 82 | 32 | 379 | 403 |
India 10–2 Pakistan[35](Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023)
| Year | Matches | Results | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India won | Pakistan won | Draw | India | Pakistan | ||
| 2020s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
Indian women hockey are much ahead when it comes to winning major tournaments.[36]Pakistani women's team has been weaker competitively and is yet to win a medal in major tournament.
| Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nations Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian Games | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Commonwealth Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Asia Cup | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Asian Champions Trophy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Champions Challenge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Afro-Asian Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hockey Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Asian Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| South Asian Games | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| South Asian Handball Championship[37] | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Asian Games | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| South Asian Handball Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| IHF Trophy South Central Asia[38] | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0 |
It is popular in theIndian subcontinent and other surrounding Asian countries. Although accounts of kabaddi appear in the histories ofancient India, the game was popularised as acompetitive sport in the 20th century.[39]
Men's
| Tournament | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | 3 | 0 |
| Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) | 6 | 1 |
| Asian Games | 8 | 0 |
| Asian Kabaddi Championship | 8 | 0 |
| Asia Kabaddi Cup (Circle style) | 1 | 2 |
| South Asian Games | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 4 |
Women's
| Tournament | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Women Kabaddi World Cup | 4 | 0 |
| Asian Kabaddi Championship | 4 | 0 |
| Asian Games | 3 | 0 |
| South Asian Games | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 |
| Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | India goals | Pakistan goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 322 | 33 |
Source:[40]
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 14 |
| Silver | 0 | 9 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 23 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 30 |
| Silver | 0 | 25 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 55 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 6 |
| Silver | 0 | 4 |
| Bronze | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 11 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 4 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 4 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 22 |
| Silver | 0 | 8 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 30 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 29 |
| Silver | 0 | 19 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 48 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 8 |
| Silver | 0 | 1 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 9 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 1 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 3 | 2 |
| Silver | 4 | 4 |
| Bronze | 11 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 9 |
| Year | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Year | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Asian Championship | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| CAVA Nations League | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| South Asian Games[41][42][43] | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 18 | 5 |
India and Pakistan are big wrestling nations and they played against each other in several International tournaments.[44]
As of2024 Olympics
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 0 | 0 |
| Silver | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 5 | 0 |
| Bronze | 16 | 2 |
| Total | 22 | 2 |
As of2022 Asian Games
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 11 | 6 |
| Silver | 15 | 14 |
| Bronze | 39 | 14 |
| Total | 65 | 34 |
As of2023 Asian Wrestling Championships
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 25 | 1 |
| Silver | 78 | 9 |
| Bronze | 132 | 8 |
| Total | 235 | 18 |
India | Pakistan | |
| Gold | 49 | 21 |
| Silver | 39 | 14 |
| Bronze | 26 | 11 |
| Total | 114 | 46 |
