When India and Pakistan play:

But when they do play, the ground shakes. Australia sampled this last
October when more than 90,000 filled the MCG to the point of jeopardy
for eardrums for India-Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup.

"Fifty-year MCG veterans still shake their heads in wondrous memory of
what some think was the most extraordinary thing they’ve ever seen at
the ground." It was much the same at the Adelaide Oval in the 2015
50-over World Cup.

Pakistan’s director of coaching, Mickey Arthur, an international
veteran, says size alone puts India-Pakistan beyond compare. “It’s the
scale. It’s the passion. It’s the intensity. It’s bigger than anything
I’ve ever witnessed, it’s just beyond the realms of your imagination.

“As a coach, it’s hard to build up as just another game. You want to,
but you can’t because the scale of it is just too big.”

Harsha Bhogle, the voice of Indian cricket, thinks India versus Pakistan
might be the biggest sports event of all. Before you footballistas rush
to your keyboard in splenetic indignation, yes there is the World Cup
final, but the audience for that, though passionate, is mostly neutral.

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