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In the early 80s, two sports in India and Pakistan were giving a tough competition to each other in terms of popularity. One hockey and the other cricket.
At that time there were three big tournaments in hockey, in which the teams of the two countries used to play among themselves. World Cup, Champions Trophy and Asia Cup. But, there was only World Cup in cricket and India-Pakistan matches could not be held in it.
Meanwhile, the Asian Cricket Council is formed in 1983. Its purpose was to create a platform for more competition between Asian cricket teams, especially India and Pakistan. The council decided to start a new tournament from 1984, named the Asia Cup.
The Asia Cup has been held 16 times since 1984. Its 17th edition will begin from 9 September. This time the tournament is to be held in T20 format.
Know every important information related to Asia Cup in response to 6 questions
First question- Why is this tournament played in ODI or T20 format? The Asia Cup is a tournament to be held once every two years. The first 12 Asia Cup was held in ODI format from 1984 to 2014. After this, the Asian Cricket Council decided that the tournament should be used for the preparation of the next World Cup. It was decided that its format would be decided on the basis of World Cup. If the next World Cup is in ODI format, the Asia Cup will also be in ODI format. Similarly, if the next World Cup is in T20, the Asia Cup will also be in T20.
In 2016 and 2022, the Asia Cup was in T20 format before the T20 World Cup. Similarly, in 2018 and 2023, the Asia Cup was in ODI before the ODI World Cup.
Second question- Which is the most successful team? Who won this tournament the most and who won the most matches? The record for winning the most Asia Cup is the name of the Indian team. India has participated in 15 of the 16 Asia Cups so far and won the title 8 times. India has won the tournament 7 times in ODI format and 1 time in T20 format. Sri Lanka ranks second with 6 titles (5 ODI +1 T20). Pakistan has become two times (both ODIs).
Sri Lanka holds the record of winning the most match in the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka has won 44 matches in the Asia Cup. He won 38 matches in ODI format and 6 in T20 format. India is second. India has won 43 matches. India has won 35 wins in ODIs and 8 in T20.
Third question- Who has been the most successful batsman and bowler of the Asia Cup? The top batter of the 16 Asia Cup has been Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya, including both formats. He has scored 1220 runs in 25 matches of the tournament. India’s Rohit Sharma (1210 runs in 37 matches) is second and Virat Kohli of India (1171 runs in 26 matches) is at number three.
Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka, including both formats, is first (15 matches, 33 wickets), Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (30 wickets in 24 matches) and Ravindra Jadeja of India (29 wickets in 26 matches) are at number three.
Talking about the Asia Cup of both formats differently, the top batter of the ODI Asia Cup Sanath Jayasuriya (25 matches, 1220 runs) and top bowler Muttiah Muralitharan (24 matches, 30 wickets) have been.
T20 Asia Cup top batter Virat Kohli (10 matches, 429 runs) and top bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar (6 matches, 13 wickets) have been.
Fourth question: Has the Asia Cup ever been in controversies? If yes, what are these controversies? The Asia Cup has been in controversies many times over its event. The first dispute took place in 1986. At that time, India and Sri Lanka Cricket Board relations were not good. The tournament took place in Sri Lanka and India made it a boys.
The second dispute took place in the 1990 Asia Cup. India-Pakistan relations were not good then. The tournament took place in India and Pakistan had a bycot.
Even in recent years, India-Pakistan poor relations have affected the Asia Cup. The Indian team does not go to Pakistan and now Pakistan has also refused to play in India. So even if there are India or Pakistan hosts, the tournament is played in a third country. This time the host is India, but the tournament will be played in UAE.
Fifth question: How many matches can be held between India and Pakistan this time? This time in the Asia Cup, three matches can be played between India and Pakistan. The first match will be played on 14 September at Dubai International Stadium. The next 2 matches will depend on the victory and defeat of both teams. In case of winning the league match of India-Pakistan, both teams will face face to face on September 21 in the Super-4 round. Then the third India-Pakistan clash will be on 28 September when both of them reached the finals.
Sixth question: This time on which TV channel and which OTT platform can you watch this tournament? This time the Asia Cup cricket tournament will be broadcast live on the channels of Sony Sports Network. Also, its matches can also be seen on Sony Live OTT platform. You can also get live updates of every match of the tournament on Dainik Bhaskar Digital.