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Follow UsApril 13, 1984 - India defeated their arch-rivals Pakistan by 54 runs in the final fixture of the 1984 Rothmans Asia Cup to become the inaugural champions. The Sunil Gavaskar-led side first beat Sri Lanka and then Pakistan to clinch the trophy. The first edition featured only three teams. India, with seven titles, are the most successful team in the tournament. Here, we look at India's all seven triumphs in pictures:
Rothmans Asia Cup 1984
Teams - India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
*Each team played the other once
India's leading run-scorer - Surinder Khanna
India's leading wicket-taker - Ravi Shastri
Wills Asia Cup 1988
Teams - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Final - Beat Sri Lanka by six wickets
India's leading run-scorer - Navjot Singh Sidhu
India's leading wicket-taker - Arshad Ayub
Asia Cup 1990-91
Teams - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Final - Beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets
India's leading run-scorer - Navjot Singh Sidhu
India's leading wicket-taker - Kapil Dev
Pepsi Asia Cup 1995
Teams - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Final - Beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets
India's leading run-scorer - Sachin Tendulkar
India's leading wicket-taker - Anil Kumble
Asia Cup 2010
Teams - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Final - Beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs
India's leading run-scorer - Gautam Gambhir
India's leading wicket-taker - Ashish Nehra
Asia Cup 2016 (20-over format)
Teams - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and UAE
Final - Beat Bangladesh by eight wickets
India's leading run-scorer - Virat Kohli
India's leading wicket-taker - Hardik Pandya
Asia Cup 2018
Teams - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong
Final - Beat Bangladesh by three wickets
India's leading run-scorer - Shikhar Dhawan
India's leading wicket-taker - Kuldeep Yadav
