Does any encounter in international team-sport across the world have the same adrenaline rush as an India-Pakistan clash in cricket? That unique knot-in-the-stomach of a fan as the first ball is bowled? Is a World Cup—rather, contemporary cricket—worth it without an India-Pakistan encounter? And haven’t such face-offs always been won by India? Verily, India has won all six matches convincingly against their arch-rivals in 27 years in the limited overs World Cup.