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The Asia Cup is a men's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament. The Asia Cup tournament is a biennial event, organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is a cricket organization which was established in 1983 in New Delhi.
The headquarters of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
India, led by captain Sunil Gavaskar, won the first Asia Cup held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in 1984.
Since 2016 the Asia Cup has alternated its playing format between One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
To date, the Asia Cup has been played in the T20 format thrice - 2016, 2022 and 2025.
India won the first T20 Asia Cup final by beating Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The ACC launched the Women’s Asia Cup in 2004, and India emerged as the champion.
Mens Asia Cup Records:
India: 9 titles (1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025).
Sri Lanka: 6 titles.
Pakistan: 2 titles (2000 & 2012)
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