Arch rivals India & Pakistan clash on 19th June, in Asia cup 2010.

Arch rivals India & Pakistan clash on 19th June, in Asia cup 2010.

Fans are disappointed whenever their beloved team eats a defeat but they're angry, animated & aggressive when beaten by arch rival..

India and Pakistan, once part of same nation, are bitter rivals ever since partition in 1947 and hardly share anything these days, apart from a religion called cricket. now whenever there's a clash, enthusiasm is at it's peak.

19th June 2010 ~ Asia cup brings India and Pakistan up against each other after a gap of 8 months (last meeting = Champions Trophy 2009). Here are some frequently asked questions related to this upcoming high profile encounter :-

Head to head

124th India vs Pakistan one day international it will be on 19th June. Previously, Pakistan have won 69 while Indians have only 45 wins with no tied, 4 no results and 5 abandonded.

History

First ever India vs Pakistan cricket match happened in 1952, India won by 70 runs. 1st ODI was back in October 1978, at Quetta, won by India by 4 runs.

As far as history of asia cup is concerned, India have won 4 times (1984, 88, 90 & 95) out of 9 previous tournaments while Pakistan have just one trophy triump, in 2000.

Records

India v Pak in ODI = Saeed Anwar's 194 is still highest batsman score, 356 for 9 wkts by India is highest total, 231 between Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Sidhu is biggest partnership while 7 for 37 is best bowling, achieved by Aaqib Javed.

Squads

India asia cup squad is without two greatest match winners = Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, rested and dropped respectively. Captain MS Dhoni, openers Virendra Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and experienced pacers Zaheer Khan & Ashish Nehra return after skipping Zimbabwean tour last week, along with champion spinner Harbhajan Singh. Saurabh Tiwary is the unknown identity, but his chances of playing this match are low.

Ind Squad = MS Dhoni (wicket keeper), Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Saurabh Tiwary, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Ashok Dinda, R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha.

Pakistan Asia cup squad, on other hand, is boosted by return of once world's fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar, although no one's sure whether Rawalpindi express can still set speed guns on fire. Shahid Afridi has taken full time command of the team while in-form opener Salman Butt is his deputy. Left arm sensation Mohammad Aamer will take new ball with ever relaiable Mohammad Asif but spinners Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman are the once to put breaks during middle overs. Umar Akmal is young batter worth a watch.

Pak Squad : Shahid Afridi, Salman Butt, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Imran Farhat, Shoaib Mallik, Abdur Rehman, Shahzaib Hasan, Umar Amin, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Abdur Rehman and Saaed Ajmal.

Quotes

Pak captain Shahid Afridi ~ "I have always enjoyed playing against India because it is a special match and I have been saying we should play more often against each other, as it will only help improve relations".

Pak coach Waqar Younis ~ "It should be a great match as any contest between the two teams produces top quality cricket. It is unfortunate we are not playing against each other more often because Indo-Pak matches are watched by people all over the world and they are great for the sport".

India captain MS Dhoni ~ "It will be an important tournament for us as we will be figuring in an ODI after a very long time".