India vs Pakistan is debatably one of the fiercest rivalries in world cricket. Emotions run so high during the course of the match that sometimes it ends up in sledging, banter and heated moments too.
Take a look at some of the India-Pakistan cricket matches..
Kapil Dev vs Majid Khan in 1978: The fight broke out between Kapil Dev and Pakistani batsman Majid Khan after the pacer opted for a negative line. India needed to defend 125 runs in about 25 overs to draw the second Test in 1978 and skipper Bishan Singh Bedi asked his bowlers to bowl a defensive line. Kapil regularly pitched the bowl on the leg side and it made Majid so angry that at a certain juncture, he pulled out the leg stump and placed it way down the leg side to indicate where the pacers deliveries will reach.
Kiran More vs Javed Miandad in 1992: Indian wicket-keeper Kiran More kept pestering Javed Miandad from behind the wicket. Miandad got so infuriated with the excessive appealing that he stopped the bowler, turned to face the keeper and had a word with Kiran. The banter continued and after the facing the next delivery, Miandad did three jumps in the air holding his bat in both hands to imitate Kiran’s appealing.
Venkatesh Prasad vs Aamer Sohail in 1996: In WC quarter-final clash, Pakistan needed to chase down a big total to win the match. Opener Aamer Sohail was in his element and smashed Venkatesh Prasad for a boundary through covers. The Pakistani batsman then gestured towards Prasad to go and fetch the ball. Egged by Sohail’s antics, Prasad staged a brilliant comeback by uprooting Sohail’s stumps on the very next delivery.
Virender Sehwag vs Shoaib Akhtar in 2003: Shoaib Akhtar kept on bowling bouncers to Virender Sehwag forcing him to play the pull shot, something that Sehwag was not very comfortable with. The opener asked the bowler to bowl the same to Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, which he easily dispatched for a six. After the six, Sehwag went up to Akhtar and said “Baap baap hota hai aur beta beta hota hai.”
