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Asia Cup Winning Captains

Asia Cup was started as a cricket tournament among the Asian Nations by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It has been scheduled to be conducted once in every 2 years. The first edition of the Asia Cup was held on 1984 between the three Asian cricketing powers – India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Since the start of this tournament, we have had 16 editions, including 14 ODI tournaments & 2 T20 tournaments.

Who has won the Asia Cup tournament from 1984 to 2023?

India is the most successful team in the Asia Cup history, having won the tournament eight times. Sri Lanka is the second most successful team with six titles, while Pakistan has won the tournament twice. Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong have yet to win the Asia Cup.

Year	Winner	Captain
2023	India	Rohit Sharma
2022	Sri Lanka	Dasun Shanaka
2018	India	Rohit Sharma
2016	India	MS Dhoni
2014	Sri Lanka	Angelo Mathews
2012	Pakistan	Misbah-ul-Haq
2010	India	MS Dhoni
2008	Sri Lanka	Mahela Jayawardene
2004	Sri Lanka	Marvan Atapattu
2000	Pakistan	Moin Khan
1997	Sri Lanka	Arjuna Ranatunga
1995	India	Mohammad Azharuddin
1990/91	India	Mohammad Azharuddin
1988	India	Dilip Vengsarkar
1986	Sri Lanka	Duleep Mendis
1984	India	Sunil Gavaskar

Which team has won the Asia Cup, the most times?

India has won the Asia Cup Tournament 8 times, which is the most by any team.

India- 8 times
Sri Lanka – 6 times
Pakistan – 2 times

India has won the Asia Cup in 1984, 1988, 1990/91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, & 2023.

Sri Lanka comes second with 5 Trophies in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014 & 2022.

Pakistan was the Champions in 2010 & 2012.

No other Asian teams, including Bangladesh, have won a single edition of the Asia Cup.

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