# India–Pakistan sports rivalries

India and Pakistan are frequent rivals across a variety of sports, with matches between the two countries considered to be one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world, especially in cricket. The tense relations between the two nations which emerged from bitter diplomatic relationships and conflict that originated during the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, and the Kashmir conflict established the foundations for the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two nations.

## Olympics

India and Pakistan first participated at the 1900 and 1948 Olympic Games respectively. India has outranked Pakistan in all editions of the Olympic Games, except on seven occasions (1960, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2024), when Pakistan finished higher in the medal tally.
As of 2024 Paris Olympic Games
| | India | Pakistan |
| Medal Ranking | 58th | 78th |
| Gold | 10 | 4 |
| Silver | 10 | 3 |
| Bronze | 21 | 4 |
| Total | 41 | 11 |
* Bold indicates most wins

## Asian Games

India and Pakistan first participated in the 1951 and 1954 Asian Games respectively.
India hosted 1951 and 1982 Asian Games.
As of 2022 Asian Games
| | India | Pakistan |
| Medal Ranking | 5th | 18th |
| Gold | 183 | 44 |
| Silver | 239 | 64 |
| Bronze | 357 | 99 |
| Total | 779 | 207 |
* Bold indicates most wins

## Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. India and Pakistan participated their first commonwealth games in 1934 and 1954 respectively.
India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
As of 2022 Commonwealth Games
| | India | Pakistan |
| Medal Ranking | 4th | 15th |
| Gold | 203 | 27 |
| Silver | 190 | 27 |
| Bronze | 171 | 28 |
| Total | 564 | 82 |
* Bold indicates most wins

## South Asian Games

India and Pakistan participated all the editions of South Asian Games. India hosted the multi-sport event 3 times (1987, 1995, 2016) and Pakistan also hosted this event 3 times (1989, 2004, 2025).
As of 2019 South Asian Games
| | India | Pakistan |
| Medal Ranking | 1st | 2nd |
| Gold | 1263 | 297 |
| Silver | 736 | 421 |
| Bronze | 379 | 432 |
| Total | 2378 | 1150 |
* Bold indicates most wins

## Association football

Pakistan and India national football teams rivalry often attract sizeable crowds. The two teams first met at the 1952 Colombo Cup, which ended in a goalless draw and both teams crowned champions of the tournament. India first won at the consequent 1953 Colombo Cup with a 1–0 win, with Neville D'Souza scoring a goal. Pakistan men’s football team recorded its first official win over India at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1959, with Abdullah Rahi netting the winner. 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.

### Summary of Overall Results
#### Men's matches

As of 21 June 2023
| | 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 |
| # | Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
| 1 | 23 March 1952 | Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon | 1952 Colombo Cup | India | 0–0 | Pakistan | | |
| 2 | 23 October 1953 | Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma | 1953 Colombo Cup | India | 1–0 | Pakistan | D'Souza 59' | |
| - | 3 November 1953 | Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma | Non-FIFA Friendly | Pakistan | 1–0 | India | Kutty | |
| 3 | 26 December 1954 | Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta, India | 1954 Colombo Cup | India | 3–1 | Pakistan | Thapa | Fakhri |
| 4 | 24 December 1955 | Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan | 1955 Colombo Cup | Pakistan | 1–2 | India | Fakhri | Banerjee D'Souza |
| - | 25 December 1955 | Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan | Non-FIFA Friendly | Pakistan | 1–0 | India | Tajul Islam Manna | |
| 5 | 7 December 1959 | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi, India | 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification | India | 1–0 | Pakistan | D'Souza | |
| 6 | 13 December 1959 | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi, India | 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification | India | 0–1 | Pakistan | | Abdullah 13' |
| 7 | 15 November 1967 | Rangoon, Burma | 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Pakistan | 1–1 | India | Bakhsh | Subramaniam |
| 8 | 21 July 1976 | Ghazi Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan | Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup | Pakistan | 1–1 | India | Iftikhar Gaga | Harjinder Singh |
| 9 | 17 October 1984 | Calcutta, India | 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification | India | 2–0 | Pakistan | Shabbir Ali 24', 82' | |
| 10 | 21 November 1987 | Calcutta, India | 1987 South Asian Games | India | 0–0 | Pakistan | | |
| 11 | 22 December 1991 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1991 South Asian Games | Pakistan | 0–0 | India | | |
| 12 | 9 May 1992 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification | India | 2–0 | Pakistan | Vijayan 3', 81' | |
| 13 | 23 July 1993 | Railway Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | 1993 SAARC Gold | Pakistan | 1–1 | India | Nauman | Vijayan |
| 14 | 15 December 1993 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1993 South Asian Games | Pakistan | 2–2 | India | Nauman | Bhupinder Thakur Tejinder Kumar |
| 15 | 11 September 1997 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | 1997 SAFF Gold Cup | India | 2–0 | Pakistan | Vijayan 42', 76' | |
| 16 | 26 April 1999 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa, India | 1999 SAFF Gold Cup | India | 2–0 | Pakistan | Bhutia 24' Syed Shabir Pasha 87' | |
| 17 | 26 September 1999 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | 1999 South Asian Games | India | 5–2 | Pakistan | Jules C. Dias Alberto 8' Syed Shabbir Pasha 12'Vijayan 52', 61', 73' (pen.) | Yousaf 76' Zaman 90+1' |
| 18 | 10 January 2003 | Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup | India | 0–1 | Pakistan | | Rasool 50' |
| 19 | 20 January 2003 | Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup Third place | India | 2–1 | Pakistan | Vijayan 56' Jadav 99' | Rasool 66' |
| 20 | 12 June 2005 | Ayub National Stadium, Quetta, Pakistan | Friendly | Pakistan | 1–1 | India | Essa 78' | Chhetri 65' |
| 21 | 16 June 2005 | Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan | Friendly | Pakistan | 0–1 | India | | MA Abdul Hakkim 67' |
| 22 | 18 June 2005 | Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | Friendly | Pakistan | 3–0 | India | Essa 2' Ahmed 45+1' Mehmood 46' | |
| 23 | 5 June 2008 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives | 2008 SAFF Championship | India | 2–1 | Pakistan | Pradeep 25' Dias 45+1' | Adnan Ahmed 88' |
| 24 | 23 March 2011 | MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification | Pakistan | 1–3 | India | Mehmood 32' | Lalpekhlua 67', 90+4' Dias 90' |
| 25 | 1 September 2013 | Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | 2013 SAFF Championship | India | 1–0 | Pakistan | Ishaq 14' (o.g.) | |
| 26 | 12 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2018 SAFF Championship | India | 3–1 | Pakistan | Singh 48', 69' Passi 84' | Bashir 88' |
| 27 | 21 June 2023 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, India | 2023 SAFF Championship | India | 4–0 | Pakistan | Chhetri 10', 16' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Udanta 81' | |
* Bold indicates most wins
Most Goals India: 42 Goals Pakistan: 19 Goals
* The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India.
India 4–0 Pakistan (2023 SAFF Championship, 21 June 2023)

#### Women's matches

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 |
* Bold indicates most wins
Most Goals India: 22 Goals Pakistan: 2 Goals
* The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India.
India 8–0 Pakistan (2010 SAFF Women's Championship, 20 December 2010)

## Athletics

As of August 2024, India and Pakistan faced in several athletic events at both continent level and international level.

### Summer Olympics

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 1 |
| Silver | 3 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |

### World Athletic Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 |

### Asian Athletic Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 94 | 2 |
| Silver | 120 | 3 |
| Bronze | 140 | 3 |
| Total | 354 | 8 |

### Asian Indoor Athletic Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 13 | 0 |
| Silver | 30 | 1 |
| Bronze | 21 | 1 |
| Total | 64 | 2 |

### Asian Marathon Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |

### Asian Cross Country Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 7 | 0 |
| Silver | 15 | 1 |
| Bronze | 13 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 2 |

### Asian Race Walking Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
* Bold indicates most wins

## Badminton

As of 2022, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.

### World Championship matches

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 4 | 0 |
| Bronze | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |

### Thomas & Uber Cup

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |

### Asian Badminton Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 |

### Asian Badminton Team Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
* Bold indicates most wins

## Chess

As of 2023, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.

### World Championship matches

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |

### International Chess Olympiad

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |

### Asian Team Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 3 | 0 |
| Silver | 11 | 0 |
| Bronze | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
* Bold indicates most wins

## Men's cricket

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. No cricket was played between the two countries between 1962 and 1977 due to two major wars in 1965 and 1971 and the 1999 Kargil War and the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks have also interrupted cricketing ties between the two nations.

### Head to Head in ICC tournaments

| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/Tie/No result |
| World Cup | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 World Cup | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Champions Trophy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 |

### Head to Head in ACC Tournaments

| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/Tie/No result |
| Asia Cup (ODI) | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Asia Cup (Twenty20) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Asian Test Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 |

### Overall Summary of results

| Format | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/Tie/No Result |
| Test | 59 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| ODI | 136 | 58 | 73 | 5 |
| T20I | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 208 | 76 | 88 | 44 |

## Women's cricket
### Head to Head in ICC Tournaments

| Tournament | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | Draw/Tie/No Result |
| Women's World Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Women's T20 World Cup | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |

### Head to Head in ACC Tournaments

| Tournament | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | Draw/Tie/No Result |
| Women's Asia Cup (ODI) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Women's Asia Cup (Twenty20) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |

### Overall Summary of results

| Format | Matches played | India Women won | Pakistan Women won | Draw/Tie/No Result |
| ODI | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 |

## Men's field hockey

The rivalry is among the most intense sports rivalries in the Asia and the world in the sport of field hockey. They participate in World Cup, FIH Pro League, Summer Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asia Cup, Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Asian Games, South Asian Games and Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.

### Head to Head in Tournaments

Source:
| Tournament | Matches | Results | Results | Results | Goals | Goals |
| Tournament | Matches | 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 | 11 | 7 | 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 | 180 | 66 | 82 | 32 | 377 | 402 |

### Summary of overall results

Source:
| Year | Matches | Results | Results | Results | Goals | Goals |
| Year | Matches | 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 |
* The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India.
India 10–2 Pakistan (Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023)

### Hockey5s

| Year | Matches | Results | Results | Results | Goals | Goals |
| Year | Matches | India won | Pakistan won | Draw | India | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 |

## Women's field hockey

Indian women hockey are much ahead when it comes to winning major tournaments. Pakistani women's team has been weaker competitively and is yet to win a medal in major tournament.

### Indian Women

| 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 |

### Pakistan Women

| Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Kabbadi

It is popular in the Indian subcontinent and other surrounding Asian countries. Although accounts of kabaddi appear in the histories of ancient India, the game was popularised as a competitive sport in the 20th century.
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 |

## Squash
### World Squash Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 14 |
| Silver | 0 | 9 |
| Bronze | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 0 | 37 |

### British Open Squash Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 30 |
| Silver | 0 | 25 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 55 |

### WSF World Team Squash Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 6 |
| Silver | 0 | 4 |
| Bronze | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 11 |

### PSA Squash Tour Finals

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 4 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 4 |

### Tournament of Champions (squash)

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 22 |
| Silver | 0 | 8 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 30 |

### United States Open

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 29 |
| Silver | 0 | 19 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 48 |

### Hong Kong Open

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 8 |
| Silver | 0 | 1 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 9 |

### Windy City Open

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 1 | 1 |
| Bronze | - | - |
| Total | 3 | 1 |

### Squash at the Commonwealth Games

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |

### Squash at the Asian Games

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 3 | 2 |
| Silver | 4 | 4 |
| Bronze | 11 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 9 |

## Wrestling

India and Pakistan are big wrestling nations and they played against each other in several International tournaments.
As of 2024 Olympics

### Summer Olympics

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 0 | 0 |
| Silver | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |

### World Wrestling Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 5 | 0 |
| Bronze | 16 | 2 |
| Total | 22 | 2 |
As of 2022 Asian Games

### Asian Games

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 11 | 6 |
| Silver | 15 | 14 |
| Bronze | 39 | 14 |
| Total | 65 | 34 |
As of 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships

### Asian Wrestling Championships

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 25 | 1 |
| Silver | 78 | 9 |
| Bronze | 132 | 8 |
| Total | 235 | 18 |
As of 2022 Commonwealth Games

### Commonwealth Games

| | India | Pakistan |
| Gold | 49 | 21 |
| Silver | 39 | 14 |
| Bronze | 26 | 11 |
| Total | 114 | 46 |
* Bold indicates most wins