Seventeen years. Four World Cups. Somehow, India and Pakistan had managed to avoid each other. When they finally came to face to face, it didn't take long for the emotions to surge
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"Kiran More's over-optimistic appeal for a leg-side catch led to verbal exchanges, and later Javed Miandad mockingly leapt up and down, in apparent imitation. After the umpires made their report (minus the dialogue, which they could not understand), match referee Ted Wykes asked the tour managers to sort matters out," Wisden's report said. PA Photos
Before the start of 1996 edition, India and Pakistan played a combined team to show solidarity with co-hosts Sri Lanka. When the two met in the quarter-final in Bangalore, things were back to normal. Wasim Akram sat out the game, Venkatesh Prasad and Aamir Sohail had a heated exchange, while Ajay Jadeja ripped into into Waqar Younis, scoring a 25-ball 44. Getty Images
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Three years later at Old Trafford, Prasad, with 5 for 27, was the star in a closely-fought but inevitable win.
South Africa was shaping to be different. Saeed Anwar hit an effortless century to post a challenging total for Akram, Waqar and Shoaib Akhtar to defend. However, in the second over, as Tendulkar's upper cut flew over point, so did Pakistan's resolve. Tendulkar's manic 98 all but ended the match. Getty Images
Five matches. Five wins for India. This time, there will be no Tendulkar. Can Pakistan break the World Cup jinx? Getty Images
