Partition of India million became homeless. However, many argue that the British were forced to expedite the Partition by events on the ground. Once in office, Mountbatten quickly became aware that if Britain were to avoid involvement in a civil war, which seemed increasingly likely, there was no alternative to partition and a hasty exit from India. Law and order had broken down many times before Partition, with much bloodshed on both sides. A massive civil war was looming by the time Mountbatten became Viceroy. After the Second World War, Britain had limited resources, perhaps insufficient to the task of keeping order. Another
India–Pakistan cricket rivalry <nowiki>*</nowiki> <nowiki>*</nowiki> <nowiki>*</nowiki> The table only includes those World Cup tournaments where India and Pakistan faced each other The table only includes those Champions Trophy tournaments where India and Pakistan faced each other <nowiki>*</nowiki> <br> <nowiki>*</nowiki> The table contains details and results only of matches played between India and Pakistan in the respective series and not matches with other teams involved in the series. ICC World Twenty20 The table only includes those World T20 tournaments where India and Pakistan faced each other After the partition in 1947, Pakistan emerged to play cricket. But India had already been playing cricket matches