India versus Pakistan and the power of a six: an analysis of cricket results

doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7443.800

BMJ 2004;328:800 (3 April), doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7443.800

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India versus Pakistan and the power of a six: an analysis of cricket results

Kamran Abbasi, deputy editor¹, Khalid S Khan, consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology²

¹ BMJ, ² Education Resource Centre, Birmingham Women's Health Care NHS Trust, Birmingham

Correspondence to: K Abbasi kabbasi@bmj.com

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Introduction

To paraphrase CLR James, "What do they know of South Asia whodo not cricket know?" George Orwell described sport as war minusthe shooting. South Asian cricket has been dubbed war minusthe nuclear missiles. The result of a sports match can triggercardiac deaths,¹ and contests between India and Pakistan haveprompted shootings, riots, killings, and sudden death. Crickethas been used as an extension of foreign policy—to instigatepeace or prolong hostilities. However, regional cooperationwill probably increase prosperity, with some commentators arguingthat cricket is an important component of public health strategies.²

Facing up to the future requires a dispassionate appraisal ofthe past. How have India and Pakistan fared against each otherin cricket? To answer this question—uppermost in the mindsof over a billion people in South Asia and many millions outside—wecompared 50 years of test matches and one day matches betweenIndia . . . [Full text of this article]

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