The biggest Mahakumbh in Asia, that is, the Asian Cup, will start on August 27. At the same time, the tournament will be held on August 28. This means that on this day there will be a war between India and Pakistan on the cricket ground. The 2022 Asian Cup will be played in the UAE. This tournament started in the year 1984. Especially in this tournament India has been very dominant. Today we will tell you about the interesting history and the champion team related to this tournament.
- The Asian Cup was started in the year 1984. At the same time, India won this trophy in the first edition.
- Sri Lanka won the second edition of the Asian Cup in the year 1986. Sri Lanka won the Asian Cup for the first time by winning the title over defending champions India.
- India returned in the third edition of the Asian Cup in 1988 and under the captaincy of Dilip Vengsarkar, India won the third edition.
- In the fourth edition of the 1991 Asian Cup, India continued to dominate and under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian team won the Asian Cup title for the third time.
- The fifth edition of the Asian Cup took place in 1995, also in this edition, under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian team won the title for the second consecutive time.
- In the sixth edition of the 1997 Asian Cup, the great hitter Sachin Tendulkar captained the Indian team. In this edition, India had to face defeat and Sri Lanka captured the title for the second time.
- In the 7th edition of the Asian Cup 2000, Pakistan got the new champion. This was the first time that Pakistan had won this title.
- In the eighth edition of the Asian Cup in 2004, Sri Lanka again showed great play in the Asian Cup and won the title for the third time.
- In the ninth edition of the Asian Cup, Sri Lanka continued to dominate, capturing the trophy for the second time in a row and fourth time in total.
- Captain Dhoni’s magic was seen in the 10th edition of the Asian Cup and India won this edition in 2010.
- At the same time, in the 11th edition of the Asian Cup held in 2012, Pakistan came back and captured the Asian Cup title for the second time.
- In the 12th edition of the Asian Cup in 2014, the Sri Lankan team made a comeback and won the title for the fifth time with their lively game.
- In the 13th edition of the Asian Cup in 2016, the Indian team won the title again under the leadership of captain Dhoni and returned home.
- At the same time, in the 14th edition of the 2018 Asia Cup, India won the Asia Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
- In the Asian Cup held so far, India has won the title 7 times, Sri Lanka 5 times and Pakistan 2 times.
