MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Perennial political rivals India and Pakistan will face off on a Manchester cricket field on Sunday in one of the World Cup's most hotly-anticipated and massively-watched games.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have gone to war three times since independence in the mid-20th century - and another conflict nearly erupted earlier this year, giving an even spicier-than-usual geopolitical backdrop to the sport.
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