Head coach Mike Hesson tells truth about Pakistan’s lack of success against India

The India-Pakistan rivalry has long been billed as the mother of all clashes in cricket. But in recent years, the contest has become increasingly one‑sided. India’s grip has tightened, and Pakistan have struggled to break free from their arch‑rival’s dominance.

For decades, Pakistan held their own against India. Now, the tables have turned. In 17 T20 internationals, India have beaten Pakistan 14 times, leaving the Green Brigade with just three wins, a win rate of 17.65% and a loss rate of 82.35%.

Rare wins, painful losses

Pakistan’s last victory came at the Asia Cup 2022 in Dubai, where they chased down India by five wickets. Before that, they famously thrashed India by 10 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2021, their first-ever win over India in a men’s World Cup fixture.

Since then, the defeats have piled up. The most recent clash at the T20 World Cup 2026 in Colombo saw India steamroll the Agha Salman‑led side by 61 runs, once again underlining the gulf between the two teams.

Hesson’s blunt assessment of Pakistan's growing struggles against India

Pakistan’s head coach, Mike Hesson, has been candid about the challenge. He praised India’s current form, stressing that it’s not just Pakistan; every team in world cricket is struggling to beat them.

"In the Asia Cup last year, for example, we won every game except against India," Hesson told Cricinfo. "The reality is every single team in the world is struggling to beat India at the moment. Every team, not just Pakistan. Rightly or wrongly, Pakistan are gauged by how they perform against India. And at the moment, India is not only the best team; they're the best team by a mile.

"At the T20 World Cup, we lost to England in the Super 8 off the back of a Harry Brook hundred and a very tight game outside of that. We won every [other] game except India. From 2023-2025, we didn't make it out of the pool in ICC events. So you can't go from eighth in the world to all of a sudden competing unless you start winning more regular games of cricket. And for us to go from winning 20-odd per cent to close to three-quarters of our games in a year is significant."