The 17th season of the Asia Cup is going to begin in UAE from 9 September. India has been the most successful team of this tournament. Who has won the title 8 times out of the last 16 times. While the second number is the Sri Lankan team which has been successful in winning the Trophy of the Asia Cup 6 times. So Pakistan has won this title 2 times.
At the same time, 5 captains have contributed to India winning the title 8 times. India also won the first title of the Asia Cup, which began in 1984. India was also victorious in the last season in 2023. Let’s take a look at the Indian captains who won the Asia Cup title.
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar was the first captain to win the Asia Cup title. He achieved this achievement in 1984. India had captured Pakistan by dusting Pakistan in the final and from here Team India started dominating the Asian teams.
Dilip Vengsarkar
After a bad performance of 1986, Dilip Vengsarkar once again made India the Asia Cup champion in 1988. This time 4 teams participated in the tournament.
Mohammad azharuddin
India has ruled the Asia Cup from 1988 to 1995. A total of three times the tournament was held during this period. After 1988, Azharuddin took charge of Team India in the Asia Cup 1991 and made the champion. After this, in 1995, India again won the trophy under his leadership.
MS Dhoni
Team India had reached the finals of 2004 and 08, but both times Sri Lanka defeated him and won the title. After this, in 2010, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India again became the champion and finished the 15 -year drought.
Rohit Sharma
In the absence of Virat Kohli in 2018, Rohit Sharma got a chance to lead Team India in the Asia Cup. After this, his captain got the Asia Cup title for the 7th time. After this, India won the trophy under Rohit’s captaincy in 2023 as well.