The Two-time World Cup Champion India, the only Asian team to achieve the feat, has also lifted the maximum number of Asia Cup trophy. Yet, on overall performance they are far behind the Asian Tigers, Sri Lanka. Defending Champion India can be probably considered the weakest team in 2012 Asia Cup, despite their impressive record in the last 10 editions of the tournament.
Asia Cup History
Sri Lanka in Asia Cup
Bangladesh in Asia Cup
Pakistan in Asia Cup
Leading Asia Cup Winner
India has won half of the Asia Cup trophy. Winning the tournament 5 times, India won the inaugural championship in 1984 and is also the defending champion winning the 2010 edition. India has reached the final on 8 occasions, losing thrice to SL, and defeating the Lankans on 5 occasions to emerge winner.
Ironically, India and Pakistan have never faced each other in Asia Cup final.
India in Asia Cup
India is the second best team of Asia Cup with regards to number of wins and matches, although it did not play 1986 Asia Cup. Overall in 9 appearances it won the tournament on 5 occasions. It has won 22 of the 36 matches played, losing 13 and one match did not produce result. India won in 1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995 and 2010.
Team Records
Highest Total
- 374/4 vs Hong Kong (2nd Highest of Cup)
310/4 vs SL
308/7 vs Pak
301/4 vs Pak
Lowest Total
- 169 vs Pak, 1995
173 vs SL, 2008
Biggest Victory by Runs
- 256 vs Hong Kong (biggest victory of Cup)
116 vs UAE
81 vs SL
54 vs Pak
Biggest Victory by Wickets
- 10 vs SL, 1984
9 vs Ban, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997
Biggest Loss by Runs
- 100 vs SL, 2008
97 vs Pak, 1995
Biggest Loss by Wickets
- 8 vs SL, 1995
8 vs Pak, 2008
100+ Partnerships
- 198 2nd Sehwag & Raina vs Pak, 2008 (4th highest of Cup)
175* 3rd Sidhu & Azharuddin vs SL, 1995
166 4th Dhoni & Raina vs Hong Kong, 2008
161 1st Prabhakar & Tendulkar vs SL, 1995
154 2nd Tendulkar & Ganguly vs Ban, 2004
139 3rd Gambhir & Raina vs Ban, 2008
134 2nd Sehwag & Ganguly vs SL, 2004
133 5th Dravid & Yuvraj vs SL, 2004
127 1st Gambhir & Sehwag vs Hong Kong, 2008
121 1st Raman & Sidhu vs Ban, 1990
117 4th Dravid & Azharuddin vs SL, 1997
112 5th Dhoni & Rohit Sharma vs Pak, 2008
109 4th Tendulkar & Azharuddin vs SL, 1997
Individual Records
Centuries
India has scored only 8 centuries with 1 century each from Dhoni, Ganguly, Dravid, Sehwag, Sidhu and Tendulkar.
- 2 Raina
50s
Indians have scored 48 half-centuriers till 2010.
- 6-Sidhu, Tendulkar
5- Dravid
4 Azharuddin, Ganguly
3-Dhoni, Sehwag
Highest Run Scorer
- 799 Tendulkar (2nd highest scorer after Jayasuriya)
530 Sidhu
518 Ganguly
509 Sehwag
500 Dhoni
468 Azharuddin
462 Gambhir
454 Raina
334 Dravid
312 Yuvraj
248 Rohit Sharma
Highest Wicket Taker
- 17 Irfan Pathan, Tendulkar (Joint 4th highest with Mendis and Qadir)
15 Kapil Dev
14 Kumble
13 Venkatesh Prasad
12 Sehwag
Best Bowling Spell
- 5/21 Arshad Ayub
4/6 Sehwag
Most Matches as Captain
- 10-Dhoni (7 won, 3 lost)
9 Ganguly (4 won, 5 lost)
7 Azharuddin (5 won, 2 lost)
Indian Record in Every Edition
1984
- Won both group match (vs SL & Pak), and final (vs SL)
1986
- Did not Participate
1988
- Won against Pak and Ban, Lost to SL in pool, but won the final against SL
1990-91
- Won against Ban, Lost to SL in pool, but won the final against SL
1995
- Won against Ban & SL, Lost to Pak in pool, won final against SL
1997
- Won against Ban, NR against Pak, Lost to SL in pool and Final
2000
- Won against Ban, Lost to Pak and SL
1904
- Won against UAE, Lost to SL in pool, Won against Pak and Ban at Super 4s, Lost to SL in Super 4s and Final also
2008
- Won against Pak & Hong Kong in pool, won against Ban & SL, lost to Pak in Super 4s, Lost final to SL
2010
- Won against Pak and Ban, Lost to SL in pool, but won the final against SL
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