India and Pakistan clash at the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday in the latest instalment of one of cricket’s biggest rivalries. AFP Sport looks at the first meetings of the two nations in the sport’s three formats:First Test — October 16-18, 1952:Five years after the Partition, India and Pakistan met for the first time. Pakistan were actually playing their maiden Test match when they took to the field at New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground. First ODI — October 1, 1978:After Pakistan had won the Test series 2-0, the teams met for a three-game ODI series, the first between the two nations. Pakistan then levelled the series with an eight-wicket win at Sialkot before the third game in Sahiwal ended in controversy.

Source: Pakistan Today October 22, 2021 15:53 UTC