Anticipation of the match at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester this Sunday is gathering pace.
Cricket fans not only from India and Pakistan but from all over the world are eagerly awaiting the moment when the former World Cup winners take each other on Sunday 16 June.
The cricketing rivalry between the Indian and Pakistan has created some memorable moments over the years, and here SBS Gujarati presents a selection of them.
Indian cricket fans watch the live telecast of ICC World Cup Match between India and Pakistan in an electronics shop in India. Source: AAP Images/ EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA
Memorable moments from India v Pakistan matches in ICC Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup, Sydney
The first time India and Pakistan met in a World Cup match was at the Sydney Cricket Ground on March 4, 1992. India defeated Pakistan by 43 runs. The match is not only remembered for India's win but also for Pakistan's Javed Miandad's mocking of India's Kiran More. It became an iconic image of cricketing rivalry between the two countries.
1996 Cricket World Cup, Bangalore
The second encounter between India and Pakistan took place in the Quarter-Final match on March 9, 1996, at Bangalore's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. India won the match by 39 runs.
There were a few controversial moments during the match but one that stands out was between Pakistan's Aamir Sohail and India's Venkatesh Prasad. Chasing India's 288 runs target, Pakistan had a good start and quickly put 100 on the board.
Opener Sohail successfully attacked Prasad's loose deliveries, when he sent one of the balls for the boundary, pointed to the region with the bat and gesturing, "Go, take the ball".
Sohail tried to repeat the hit on the next ball but Prasad came up with a unique delivery and comprehensively bowled Sohail out.
1999 Cricket World Cup, Manchester
India and Pakistan met each other for the third time in the 1999 cricket World Cup match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. India continued their winning streak against Pakistan in the World Cup as strong bowling helped India win the low scoring match by 47 runs.
This was India's third consecutive win against Pakistan at the World Cup.
2003 World Cup, Centurion, South Africa
India and Pakistan's fourth clash was on March 1, 2003, at Centurion in South Africa. This time batting first, Pakistan scored 273 runs but a match-winning knock from India's Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar 98 (75) helped India win the match by six wickets.
Cricket fans across the globe remember this historic run chase with Sachin's iconic six to Shoaib Akhtar over backward point.
India celebrate after beating Pakistan during the 2nd semi-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, in Mohali, India, 30 March 2011. Source: AAP
2011 Cricket World Cup, Mohali, India
It was March 30, 2011, in Mohali, India, where India and Pakistan met for the fifth time in the ICC Cricket World Cup. The Semi-Final clash of the tournament was watched by many celebrities including the then Prime Ministers of both countries, Dr Manmohan Singh and Yousaf Raza Gilani.
The high-voltage drama was easily won by India by 29 runs and progressed to the final of the World Cup.
2015 Cricket World Cup, Adelaide
The most recent World Cup match between both countries took place on February 15, 2015, at the Adelaide Oval, in Adelaide, Australia. Virat Kohli's splendid hundred helped India beat arch-rival Pakistan by 76 runs. 
This was India's sixth consecutive victory against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Source: AAP Image/David Mariuz
Pakistan had the last laugh
India is yet to lose a World Cup game against Pakistan. But the men in green beat India with a huge margin when they played each other in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in England in 2017.
The one-sided affair was totally dominated by the Pakistani team as they beat India by a huge margin of 180 runs.
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Overall record, Pakistan leading the table
When it comes to head-to-head in the One-Day International, Pakistan has had the upper-hand against India. Both countries have faced each other 131 times in ODI cricket. India has won 54 matches while Pakistan has pocketed 73 games with four matches ended without a result.
Five encounters in England
India and Pakistan have played each other five times on English soil and India are leading the table with three victories compared to Pakistan's two.
On June 16, the encounter will be the sixth match between both the cricket loving nations in England.
Captains Press Conference - Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed and India's Virat Kohli during a press conference ahead of Cricket World Cup, England 2019. Source: AAP
Other records
Highest runs: Sachin Tendulkar (India) 2526 runs in 69 matches
Highest Score: Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 194 runs
Most hundreds: Salman Butt (Pakistan), Sachin Tendulkar (India) five hundreds
Highest wickets: Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 60 wickets in 48 matches
Best bowling: Aaqib Javed (Pakistan) 7/37 runs
