India vs Pakistan (Cricket)

The most-watched sporting rivalry on Earth by total viewers. An India-Pakistan cricket match draws 1-2 billion viewers worldwide. The 2011 Cricket World Cup semi-final attracted an estimated 1 billion viewers — the most for any bilateral cricket match in history. The rivalry is rooted in the 1947 Partition, three wars, and nuclear tensions. Cricket is a proxy for national pride: losing to Pakistan is a national crisis in India and vice versa. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been conducted through cricket ("cricket diplomacy"). The T20 World Cup matches are effectively national holidays in both countries.