Watch: The 'worst' of India and Pakistan rivalry!

New Delhi: India versus Pakistan — the scene is set for  an absolute humdinger. And it doesn't get any bigger than this. This time only be the league stage of the 2012 Asia Cup, but for fans across the subcontinent — this is the final. Even if the team losing this match eventually goes on to win the Asia Cup (permutation and combinations willing) a loss in this encounter will render the very crown futile.

A game between Pakistan and India is undoubtedly the "battle royale". No other team rivalry comes within an arm's distance of the tension that these two sides generate. And whenever the two heavyweight teams meet, sparks are bound to fly. In the past too situation has gone out of control on quite a few occasions, which is why Pakistan's ex-players too have forewarned their players against any confrontations during India match.

The tiff between Javed Minadad and Kiran More during the 1992 World Cup, Yusuf Pathan and Umar Gul, Aamir Sohail and Venkatesh Prasad, Shoaib Akhtar and Virender Sehwag, the list is endless.

But we bring to you what is the absolute crescendo of the on-field verbal dingdong between the two nations cricket teams — Pakistan's Shahid Afridi versus India's Gautam Gambhir.