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'It is bigger than the Ashes' Vaughan on Pakistan-India rivalry

Pakistan and India will go head-to-head in the 2022 T20 World Cup on October 23 at MCG

'It is bigger than the Ashes' Vaughan on Pakistan-India rivalry PHOTO: AFP

Former England captain Michael Vaughan says that the Ashes series between England and Australia is not the biggest rivalry in world cricket and the rivalry between India and Pakistan is the biggest in world cricket.

Ashes, the oldest rivalry in cricket, has been one-sided for the past few years. Australia have retained the urn for the third time in the last six years and recently won it by 4-0.

On the other hand, India and Pakistan compete against each other only in the tournaments organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The last time India and Pakistan locked horns was in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, where Pakistan won for the very first time against India in the world cup. Notably, the Babar Azam-led side won the match by 10 wickets.

Meanwhile, the ICC has revealed the fixtures for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 and the India-Pakistan game will be witnessed by the fans. The battle between the arch-rivals will be held on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

“I think, we being England and Australia ex-players, we all kind of think of the Ashes as the biggest game in world cricket, it’s not! India vs Pakistan is the biggest game," Vaughan said while speaking to Star Sports.

Vaughan also opined has said that he is looking forward to Rohit Sharma leading the Indian team in the event,

“ Looking forward to Rohit Sharma being the captain, probably the first time he’s going to be under real pressure. It’s going to be an epic event,” he added.