ICC World Cup: Sachin top run-getter, Prasad leading wicket-taker against Pakistan in showpiece event

Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run scorer for India against Pakistan in World Cup encounters. The 'Master Blaster' has scored 313 runs against them in 5 World Cup games.

India will be taking on Pakistan in Match 22 of the 2019 ICC World Cup at  Old Trafford in Manchester today. Kohli-led 'Men in Blue' would look to extend their unbeatable streak against their arch rivals at the showpiece event.

In six encounters between two subcontinent rivals at the World Cups, India have always prevailed supreme over Pakistan, winning all the clashes. When the two sides met last at the 2015 World Cup, India beat their subcontinent rivals by 76 runs at Adelaide, Australia.

Here are the major record holders for India in their World Cup clashes against Pakistan

Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run scorer for India against Pakistan in World Cup encounters. The 'Master Blaster' has scored 313 runs against them in 5 World Cup games. Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most number of half centuries for India against Pakistan in World Cup encounters. Sachin has 3 half tons to his name against Pakistan in WC clashes. Sachin Tendulkar has won the most man of the match awards in India-Pakistan World Cup matches. Sachin in the run away leader with three man of the match trophies against Pakistan in World Cups. Virat Kohli is the lone centurion for India in their World Cup against Pakistan. Kohli struck a fluent 107 against the 'Green Shirts' in the 2015 World Cup at Adelaide, Australia. Venkatesh Prasad has been India's leading wicket taker in World Cup matches against Pakistan. The medium pacer accounted for 8 Pakistani batsmen in his two matches against them at the ICC World Cup. Venkatesh Prasad owns the best bowling figures in an innings for India in a World Cup game against Pakistan. The tall and lanky Karnataka seamer claimed 5 for 27 in a fiery spell against the Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup held in England. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken the most dismissals behind the stumps for India against Pakistan in World Cup encounters. Dhoni has four dismissals to his name against Pakistan in World Cup matches.