The India-Pakistan cricket saga transcends sport, weaving together tales of triumph, drama and raw emotion. As the arch-rivals prepare to face off in Dubai on 23 February, we revisit some moments that crystallised this storied rivalry. Last-over drama (2007) Cricket's greatest rivalry found its perfect climax when S Sreesanth caught Misbah-ul-Haq's scoop in the 2007 T20 World Cup final. With Pakistan needing 13 to win off 6 balls and one wicket remaining, Misbah smashed the second ball of the last over from Joginder Sharma for a six. With 6 needed from 4 balls, Misbah tried a scoop which went high in the air but couldn't clear short fine leg where S Sreesanth took one of the most memorable catches in Indian cricket history. Bowl out to decide the winner (2007) Earlier in the same tournament, cricket witnessed its first-ever bowl-out, with India prevailing 3-0 against Pakistan. The now-defunct penalty-shootout equivalent saw Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa hitting the stumps, whilst Pakistan's attempts went astray. Kohli's Melbourne magic (2022) Virat Kohli's masterclass against Haris Rauf in the 2022 T20 World Cup produced what he calls "the two most memorable shots of my career". Those back-to-back sixes at the MCG remain etched in cricketing folklore. Heat of battle (2007) The Gautam Gambhir-Shahid Afridi face-off in 2007 exemplified the rivalry's intensity. "Some moments transcend cricket," Gambhir later reflected, though both players have since buried the hatchet. Gambhir and Afridi bumped into each other as Gambhir was trying to take a single in an ODI and later had a heated exchange of words. Javed Miandad jumping incident (1992) Javed Miandad started jumping after being irked by constant appeals by Indian wicketkeeper Kiran More during their 1992 ODI World Cup faceoff. Miandad also famously hit a last-ball six off Chetan Sharma in 1986, a moment that changed India-Pakistan rivalry. Pride and Passion (1996) Venkatesh Prasad's response to Aamer Sohail's aggressive gesture in the 1996 World Cup quarter-final – clean bowling him the very next ball – perhaps epitomises that performance not words and gestures is all that matters in the end. Perfect ten from Kumble (1999) Anil Kumble's 10/74 against Pakistan in Delhi (1999) remains Test cricket's pinnacle of bowling excellence Pakistan got off to a century opening partnership, chasing 420 in the final innings but then Kumble came to his own and scalped all the 10 wickets. Triple delight (2004) Virender Sehwag's blistering 309 in Multan (2004) marked the first triple century by an Indian in Test cricket. The 'Sultan of Multan' nickname was born, immortalising Sehwag's fearless approach.Original Article