New Delhi: “The Greatest Rivalry – India vs Pakistan”, a documentary series on the cricketing rivalry between India and Pakistan, is set to premiere on Netflix on February 7, the streaming platform announced on Monday.
According to a press release, the series aims to explore “the drama, passion and high-stakes intensity of this rivalry on the home soil of both nations.” It is directed by Chandradev Bhagat and Stewart Sugg.
“The Greatest Rivalry” will narrate many untold stories of the first India-Pakistan ODI match as well as feature interviews of former cricketers from the neighbouring countries — Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Sunil Gavaskar, Waqar Younis, Javed Miandad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shoaib Akhtar recalling their experiences and unveiling secrets, it said.
Netflix had announced The Great Rivalry last year with a teaser, which featured cricketing icons Kapil Dev and Imran Khan, both seen holding the World Cup trophy, alongside footage of celebrated Test matches and other memorable cricketing encounters between the two nations.
‘The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan’, a documentary chronicling the age-old cricket rivalry between the two nations, will drop on Netflix on February 7, the streamer announced on Monday, dropping a poster.
Due to political friction between India and Pakistan, bilateral cricketing engagements between the two nations have ceased in recent years. The last India-Pakistan cricket series was held in 2012-13, when Pakistan toured India for three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals.
Nevertheless, the rivalry remains alive in international tournaments. India and Pakistan faced off during the 2024 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. India won the match by six runs.
