Asia
is only continent with enough number of international cricket teams to consist
a proper tournament. it was spotted by Asian cricket council (ACC) in 1983 to
promote the game & goodwill and very next year we had it's first edition.
India has won 5 times, Sri Lanka 4 times upto the 2010 championship while
Pakistan have won it only once. Sri Lanka are only team to participate in every
single asia cup.
We've
had two asia cup of test matches as well, won by Pakistan in year 1998 and Sri
Lanka in 2001.
Here's
a brief history :-
April
1984 in Sharjah
Only
3 match triangular, each team played other once, and India (who won both games)
were declared winners without there being a final!
Mar-Apr
1986 in Sri Lanka
India
skipped due to strained relationship with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh joined this
second edition of Asia cup cricket which was another triangular tournament
(each match of 45 overs) but with a final, between Sri Lanka & Pakistan
which hosts won by 5 wickets.
Oct-Nov
1988 in Bangladesh
India
v Pakistan v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh : won by India.
A
tournament dominated by finalists India and Sri Lanka who both team Bangladesh
and Pakistan at league stage but Indians had a better day on final, winning by
6 wickets after bowling out islanders for only 176.
December
1990 in India
India
v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh : won by India
Pakistan
refused to tour India and hence only 3 teams played, two major ones reached
final at Kolkata in which India yet again beat Sri Lanka, this time chasing
down 204 with 7 wicket and 17 balls to spare.
April
1995 in Sharjah
Asia
cup returned after 5 years (after proposed 1993 edition was canceled due to ill
political relationship between India & Pakistan), back to where it all
started at Sharjah. Pakistan defeated India by huge margin of 97 runs but lost
their way since then, losing to Sri Lanka and failing to reach finals where
India, having beaten Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at league stage, beat Lankans
once again to claim their 3rd consecutive Asia cup, chasing down 232 with 8
wickets in hand.
Get here's a brief history in Asia cup by click..
