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India vs Pakistan: More than a Cricket Match

India vs Pakistan in any sports is no easy match, the expectation of countrymen back home comes automatically and burden on their shoulders. Whether they share a nice relation between them (players) these pressure led them to tense situations. Embed from Getty Images What is the origin of the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry? Before 1947, the regions now known as India and Pakistan were both parts of British India. When British rule in India ended, two separate countries - India and Pakistan - were created along religious lines principally, and many people were killed as millions moved home in an attempt to live in the country where they would be part of the religious majority. Since then, India and Pakistan have fought four official wars and have been involved in various other conflicts. So the cricket rivalry is an extension of the political conflict? While political tension was certainly the origin of the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry, it has, over the years, forged a hist...