Asia Cup Cricket: Records, And Stats Of The Indian Cricket Team. Team India has dominated the Asia Cup tournament since its inception in 1984. The Indian cricket team is the most successful team in the tournament winning 7 titles to date. The team has made numerous records.
The Asia Cup 2022 is all set to take place from 27 August- 11 September, after a long wait of 4 years. According to reports, the Sri Lanka cricket board has conveyed their inability to host the tournament in their backyard due to the political tension and economic issues prevailing in the Island nation. Hence, the Asian Cricket Council has selected UAE as the new host for the 15th edition.
Sri Lanka, UAE, and Asian Cricket Council will jointly conduct the tournament in the gulf country. 5 countries – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan have already qualified for the tournament.
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The last place will be grabbed by the winner of the Asia Cup qualifier, which comprises Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuwait, and UAE. Let us look at the Asia Cup stats of the Indian cricket team:
ASIA CUP TEAM INDIA OVERALL RECORD
India is the most successful team in the Asia Cup history. They have won 7 out of the 14 tournaments so far. Given below is the performance of team India in all editions of the Asia Cup:
| EDITION | STANDING | Captain |
| 1984 | WINNER | Sunil Gavaskar |
| 1986 | DID NOT PARTICIPATE | |
| 1988 | WINNER | Sunil Gavaskar |
| 1990 | WINNER | MOHAMMAD AZHARUDDIN |
| 1995 | WINNER | MOHAMMAD AZHARUDDIN |
| 1997 | 2ND | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 2000 | 3RD | Saurav Ganguly |
| 2004 | 2ND | Saurav Ganguly |
| 2008 | 2ND | MS Dhoni |
| 2010 | WINNER | MS Dhoni |
| 2012 | 3RD | MS Dhoni |
| 2014 | 3RD | Virat Kohli |
| 2016 | WINNER | MS Dhoni |
| 2018 | WINNER | Rohit Sharma |
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ASIA CUP TEAM INDIA STATS
HIGHEST TOTAL– 374/4- vs Hong Kong- 2008
LOWEST TOTAL– 169- vs Pakistan- 1995
LARGEST VICTORY– 256 runs- vs Hong Kong- 2008
SMALLEST VICTORY– 4 runs- vs Sri Lanka- 2004
ASIA CUP CRICKET, INDIVIDUAL RECORDS, STATS, BATTERS
MOST RUNS– SACHIN TENDULKAR-971
HIGHEST SCORE– VIRAT KOHLI -183 vs Pakistan- 2012
HIGHEST AVERAGE– NS SIDHU- 66.25
HIGHEST STRIKE RATE– SURESH RAINA -113.95
MOST HUNDRED– VIRAT KOHLI- 3
MOST FIFTIES– SACHIN TENDULKAR- 9
MOST RUNS IN A SEASON– SURESH RAINA- 372- 2008
BOWLERS RECORDS, STATS
MOST WICKETS – IRFAN PATHAN -22
BEST BOWLING FIGURE IN AN INNINGS– ARSHAYD AYUB -5/21- 1988
BEST ECONOMY RATE– KIRTI AZAD- 1
MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS– T KUMARAN- 86 vs PAK(2000)
MOST WICKETS IN A SEASON– IRFAN PATHAN -14-2004
MOST DISMISSAL AS A WICKET-KEEPER– MS DHONI-36
MOST DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS– MS DHONI- 5
MOST CATCHES– SURESH RAINA- 8
MOST CATCHES IN AN INNINGS– SHIKHAR DHAWAN- 4
MOST CATCHES IN A SEASON– SHIKHAR DHAWAN- 6- 2018
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP– VIRAT KOHLI+ A RAHANE- 213 vs BAN- 2014
MOST MATCHES AS A PLAYER– SACHIN TENDULKAR- 23
MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN– MS DHONI-14
MOST SUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN – MS DHONI- 14 matches- 9 wins- 67.85%
