But Pakistan's crushing defeat by India on Sunday at the Champions Trophy has reignited the question: is this rivalry overhyped, propped up by slogans like "war minus the shooting" - a phrase George Orwell coined in 1945 to criticise excessive nationalism in sports?

India beat Pakistan easily in their much anticipated Champions Trophy encounter in Dubai. Pakistan can't give their greatest rivals a game right now.

Pakistan’s loss to India has left fans and former players wondering if their team can ever match their archrivals.

The Indian national cricket team will face Pakistan in the second group stage match for both nations in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

In the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India faced Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium, and India emerged victorious by six wickets. Virat Kohli

India and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai in Uni

India has refused to play its Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, which is hosting its first major global tournament in almost 30 years.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has won the coin toss and opted to bat first against India in their Group A game at the 2025 Champions Trophy.

India beat Pakistan by six wickets in a Group A match of the Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Electing to bat, Pakistan made 241 before being all out with two deliveries left in their stop-start innings.