The 15th edition of the Asia Cup is around the corner and 14 editions of the Asia Cup have been played so far. The first edition of this tournament was played way back in 1984 and was supposed to be held after every two years. Due to the worldwide pandemic in the last few years, the flow of this wonderful competition got disturbed but it is returning back in just a few weeks.
India has been the most successful team in Asia Cup history with 7 titles to their name followed by Sri Lanka and Pakistan who have won this tournament 5 and 2 times respectively. In the history of 38 years of the Asia Cup, let’s have a look at those players who have scored the most runs, have taken the most wickets, and have taken the most number of catches.
Highest Run-scorers In Asia Cup
| Player | Matches | Runs | Highest | Average |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 25 | 1212 | 130 | 53.04 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 24 | 1075 | 121 | 48.86 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 23 | 971 | 121 | 51.10 |
| Shoaib Malik | 21 | 907 | 143 | 64.78 |
| Rohit Sharma | 27 | 883 | 111 | 42.04 |
| Virat Kohli | 16 | 766 | 183 | 63.83 |
Highest Wicket-takers In Asia Cup
| Player | Matches | Maidens | Wickets | BBF |
| Lasith Malinga | 15 | 6 | 33 | 5/34 |
| Murlitharan | 24 | 13 | 30 | 5/31 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 8 | 5 | 26 | 6/31 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 12 | 6 | 25 | 3/26 |
| Shakib Al Hassan | 18 | 5 | 24 | 4/42 |
Most Catches in Asia Cup
| Player | Matches | Catches |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 28 | 15 |
| Younis Khan | 14 | 14 |
| Arvinda de Silva | 24 | 12 |
| Muralitharan | 24 | 10 |
| Suresh Raina | 13 | 8 |
The Asia Cup 2022 will commence on 27th August (Saturday) between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and the final will be played on 11th September in Dubai. India will meet their arch-rivals Pakistan on 28th August (Sunday) in a high voltage encounter at Dubai International Stadium. This will be a treat to watch for the fans.
India’s Squad For Asia Cup 2022:
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Kl Rahul (VC)
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Rishabh Pant (WK)
- Deepak Hooda
- Dinesh Karthik
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Arshdeep Singh
- Avesh Khan
