Magic moments from India-Pakistan World Cup encounters

Will Kamran Akmal taunt Dhoni with a frog-leap? Can Gambhir do a 1996 Aamir Sohail and take a jibe at Umar Gul? What imprints will the Indo-Pak semis clash leave on the sands of time? The World Cup rivalry between these two teams has always been a riveting and intense affair. MSN India brings to you all those magic moments.

When an Indian or a Pakistani cricket fan scans through a World Cup schedule they search for one game: India v Pakistan. The dates are earmarked months before the start of the event.
If the match is happening somewhere near, a run to the stadium is made in search of tickets. Bunking school or office on the D-day is not ruled out of question. In small towns across India streets turn empty. In big cities the pubs are jam-packed.
Each and every India-Pakistan game is a nerve jangling affair for the players and the fans. And when the scene shifts to the World Cup cauldron, the intensity often overpowers the quest for the championship win. The World Cup can be conceded, but a loss against Pakistan on cricket's biggest stage is devastating.
Both the teams have clashed four times on the World Cup stage with India having an upperhand. But India-Pakistan encounter goes a step beyond the win-loss and the stats column. All the four matches have a story to tell, a squabble to report or a run-in to write about. MSN India rewinds to those games and relives all the tension and the drama.