Ajinkya Rahane gets insecure as Virat Kohli’s six off Haris Rauf crowned greatest-ever by Dinesh Karthik

Ajinkya Rahane snubs Virat Kohli's iconic innings vs Pakistan: The India vs Pakistan match of the 2026 T20 World Cup is just one sleep away. The blockbuster clash has given some memorable moments for both teams, with India having celebrated the best moments more than their arch-rivals. India is leading by the score of 7-1 in the T20 World Cup history. The only win came for Pakistan was back in 2021.

Across all ICC World Cup competitions, India have won 15 times in the 16 meetings between both sides in a World Cup match. This showcases India’s dominance over the Men in Green since they started playing against each other inthe 1992 Men’s ODI World Cup, where India won the game by 43 runs. They last met in a World Cup match in 2024, where India won the game by 6 runs.

India vs Pakistan never disappoints

The India vs Pakistan game over the yearshase produced some of the greatest rivalries on and off the field. There have been some iconic moments that have been created on the field. While speaking on a podcast, former India captain Ajinkya Rahane and Dinesh Karthik shared their top 3 India vs Pakistan moments, respectively. They went from 3 to 1 in the ranking.

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Starting it was Rahane who picked the first moment, where he picked Venkatesh Prasad’s send off to Aamir Sohail after getting his wicket immediately after being mocked by him in Bengaluru during the 1996 World Cup match. Dinesh Karthik picked his first moment as Ajay Jadeja’s crucial innings off 45 andsmashedg Waqar Younis for 20 runs off the four balls he faced against him in the final three overs.

Ajinkya Rahane snubs Virat Kohli's innings from the best India vs Pakistan moment

Next, Ajinkya Rahane picked his number two with Joginder Sharma’s last over in the final of the 2007 T20 World Cup, and got out Misbah-ul-Haq. Karthik next picked Jasprit Bumrah, picking up the wicketoff Mohammad Rizwan during the 2023 ODI World Cup match, where the crowd had a sync reaction after Bumrah’s wicket.

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Kohli at MCG ✅
Sachin's 98 ✅
What else? 🤔

Best #INDvsPAK moments ft. @DineshKarthik & @ajinkyarahane88 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/4s21PQkZlz

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) February 14, 2026

The top moment for Ajinkya Rahane was Sachin Tendulkar’s cut to Shoaib Akhtar in the 2003 World Cup match, which went for six. It has been an iconic moment all through these years. India yet again won the game by 6 wickets with Tendulkar scoring 98 runs against a fiery Pakistan attack.

Iconic India vs Pakistan moments

The top pick for Dinesh Karthik was Virat Kohli’s backfoot six to Haris Rauf in the 2022 T20 World Cup group stage match. This has been one of the best innings ever played by the former India captain, as when Axar Patel’s wicket was gone India’s chances of winning was 3.1%.

He turned the tables around and single-handedly won the game for the Men in Blue at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia. With 28 needed from 8 balls, Kohli smashed these two back-to-back sixes to Rauf to bring the match back in India’s favour. Karthik was present in the dressing room and had the live experience of Kohli’s six and the innings.

Ajinkya Rahane, although he picked his favourite India vs Pakistan moment from the match, snubbed Kohli’s six, as he thought the leave by Ravichandran Ashwin on the leg side, which went for a wide by Mohammad Nawaz, was the best moment for him from the very game. Ajinkya Rahane also came up with a strange reaction when Karthik was praising Kohli.

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