India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry

The India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry is among the most intense sporting rivalries in the Asia and the world in the sport of field hockey. India and Pakistan have played against each other numerous times in international field hockey. They participate in World Cup, FIH Pro League, Summer Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asia Cup, Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Asian Games, South Asian Games and Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.

India and Pakistan have a record of facing each other in the first six Asian Games hockey finals. They have played a total of eight finals against each other in which Pakistan has won six gold and India has won two gold. Both nations have played each other from 1956 to 1964 in three successive Olympic Hockey finals. India won gold twice while Pakistan won once. They also faced each other in three Asia Cup finals, with Pakistan two of those finals. Pakistan also hold the record of winning the first three Asia Cup (i.e. 1982, 1985 and 1989), doing so against India in a row. Both teams participate in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup which is held every year in Malaysia. The only World Cup final played between India and Pakistan was in 1975, which resulted in a 2–1 win for India.

In Head-to-Head matches, Pakistan has won 82 games compared to India with 67 games. When it comes to the World Cup, Pakistan have won 4 times compared to India with 1.When it comes to Olympics India has won 8 compared to Pakistan 3.

Among the three top goal-scorers in this bilateral rivalry, Sohail Abbas of Pakistan leads by a country mile, scoring 54 goals. He is followed by Pakistan's Hassan Sardar (22 goals) and India's Sandeep Singh (20 goals).