Five rivalries that can match the Ashes

#1 India-Pakistan

A moment in the 2004 Test series in Pakistan

Now, this is a rivalry that can usurp the Ashes in the global popularity stakes, since an Ashes game does not quite turn into a life or death affair that an India-Pakistan game does. In addition to that, a game between these two sides is watched not by millions but billions of people in the two countries and expatriates in different parts of the world.

The pressure is immense on both teams and the baggage of bloody history between the two nations gives the rivalry a different complexion altogether, one that can never be matched by the Ashes. After all, England and Australia have never been at war.

The rivals have played each other in 15 Test series so far. Both sides have won 4 Test series apiece, with the rest ending in draws. That said, the arch-rivals do not play each other often enough and that is a real shame since it is one Test series that can not only match the Ashes but surpass it. The last India-Pakistan Test series was played in 2007-08.