Two of the most fierce rivals in cricket, India, and Pakistan never fail to create the hype before a match. Their high-voltage clashes raise the heat on both, on and off the field. While fans can often be seen engaging in healthy banters, cricketers on the field never hesitate in passing comments too.

Sledging has always been part of India vs Pakistan matches and Shikhar Dhawan recalled an incident when he was at the receiving end. Fans tried to go after him ahead of the World Cup 2015 encounter between neighbors.

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The India opener was having a tough outing before World Cup, and India was scheduled to play their first match of the tournament against Pakistan. He recalled when the team was entering the ground, Adelaide Oval, Pakistan fans tried to get under his skin. They shouted he would get only 15 runs in the match.

“I feel pressurized against Pakistan because of the environment in the ground, that’s a whole different feeling. I still remember our game against Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup in Adelaide. My form wasn’t that good during that time and I didn’t play well in Australia series before the World Cup,” he said.

“Our first World Cup game was against Pakistan and when I was walking down at the venue, Pakistan fans were shouting, ‘Tu toh 15 runs banake out hojayega' (You will get out after scoring 15 runs). I was like ‘oh okay’. And then, I went on to score 73 runs and the same people clapped for me on my way to the pavilion.”

Dhawan didn't let the comments affect him and he scored 73 runs off 76 balls in the match. India maintained its undefeated streak against Pakistan in the World Cup.

The southpaw added that the Indian fans always expect them to win against Pakistan in the showpiece ICC tournament. “For Indian fans, Team India should win against Pakistan by any means in ICC events no matter what. They taunt each other sitting in the stands,” Dhawan added.