But Pakistan's crushing defeat to India on Sunday at the Champions Trophy has reignited the question: is this rivalry overhyped, propped up by slogans like "war minus the shooting" - a phrase George Orwell coined in 1945 to criticise excessive nationalism in sports?

Men in blue outclassed Pakistan in every aspect of the game on Sunday, whether it was batting, bowling, or fielding. Social media users have also posted funny comments under the viral video.

Catch all the ICC Champions Trophy action between India and Pakistan in this great cricket matchup live on Sunday.

India and Pakistan are set to face off in the Champions Trophy 2025. India won their first match against Bangladesh while Pakistan lost to New Zealand.

India and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai on Sunday.

Milestone man Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase with an unbeaten hundred as India put one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket victory against Pakistan in a high-octane Group A match between the arch-rivals on Sunday.

India beat Pakistan by six wickets in a Group A match of the Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Electing to bat, Pakistan made 241 before being all out with two deliveries left in their stop-start innings.

Once considered to be the greatest rivalry in world cricket, it has now been reduced to a show of India's bench strength and the performances of their world-class stars. The gap between India and Pakistan has killed off the great rivalry and the match in Dubai in the Champions Trophy was proof of that.