Virat Kohli and Babar Azam during the match against IND-PAK (X.com)
The famous digital streaming platform Netflix recently made the official announcement of the much-awaited documentary series based on the cricket rivalry between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. A documentary series titled 'The Greatest Rivalry' will be released soon on his OTT platform featuring famous showdowns between the teams.
Netflix India has officially released a teaser featuring iconic moments of the Indian and Pakistan cricket teams on its social media platform. The teaser begins with a cricket pitch being set on fire and a batsman walking on it, followed by a photo of former Indian captain Kapil Dev lifting the prestigious ICC Men's World Cup 1983 trophy at Lord's.
The video then showed Imran Khan, Pakistan's only World Cup-winning captain, holding the 1992 ICC Men's World Cup trophy. The teaser also featured a map that divided India and Pakistan during Partition in 1947, and featured star cricketers like Wasim Akram, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar.
Watch the teaser for 'The Greatest Rivals: India vs Pakistan'
The teaser indicated that the docuseries will delve deep to uncover the mental aspects of the players during intense clashes. The number of episodes the docu-series will feature has not yet been announced.
The release date of the docuseries is yet to be announced by the leading OTT platform. The teaser for this documentary quickly gained attention from fans across social media. The teaser quickly racked up over 20 million views as fans geared up to stream this intense encounter-based documentary.
Upcoming showdown between India and Pakistan in 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
India and Pakistan will next clash in the Group A stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in New York, USA on June 9. The famous tournament returns with the much-anticipated clash between the archrivals taking place at the newly opened United States Stadium in New York.
India and Pakistan have faced each other seven times in the tournament's history, with the Indian team dominating their neighbors with six wins in thrilling matches.
The last encounter between India and Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup was one of the most thrilling matches in the history of cricket as the Men in Blue chased the target of 160 runs thanks to Virat Kohli's historic knock of 82*. It became one. As the match approaches, each team wants to start preparing and strategize against each other to win the final championship.
