Five Times India-Pakistan Cricket Stars Shared a Team
From county cricket to MLC, players from the rival nations have occasionally joined forces.
India and Pakistan cricketers, known for fierce rivalry, have seldom played together. Excluding the IPL, here are notable instances where they shared a dressing room.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Haris Rauf both featured for San Francisco Unicorns in MLC 2026, marking a rare collaboration in recent times. Ashwin made his MLC debut that season after retiring from Indian cricket, while Rauf had been with the franchise since its inception.
In 2005, Harbhajan Singh and Azhar Mahmood played together for Surrey in county cricket. Mahmood scored 89 runs from 99 balls, and Harbhajan took 4/51 in the same match against Gloucestershire, which ended in a draw.
Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Abbas also belong to this list, though specific details of their partnership remain sparse. These instances highlight rare moments when cricketers from the two nations united on the field.