We have seen a total of 16 editions of the Asia Cup, and this will be the 17th edition, which the United Arab Emirates will host. The starting date of the Asia Cup 2025 is 9th September, and the date for the final is 28th September. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only captain to win the Asia Cup in both formats.
There are a lot of records that Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds, and the famous one is that he is the only captain to win all ICC events. He also has a record in the Asia Cup, which includes winning the Asia Cup in the ODI format as well as the T20 format.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has led India in 14 Asia Cup matches and won nine of them. He lost four, and one match was tied. During his international career, MS Dhoni has 10,773 runs in the ODI format. At the same time, he has scored 1617 runs in the T20 format.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni – The Only captain to win the Asia Cup in both formats
2010 Asia Cup (ODI FORMAT)
This was the tenth edition of the Asia Cup, and it had been almost 15 years since India had won the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka was the host country. India was playing Sri Lanka in the final, and they were the defending champions.
MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. India scored 268 runs and lost six wickets in their 50 overs. Dinesh Karthik was the top scorer as he scored 66 runs in 84 balls. Apart from him, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma had cameo appearances of 38 runs and 41 runs.
The Sri Lankan batters had just 187 runs in reply. They lost the match by 81 as Ashish Nehra got four wickets. Dinesh Karthik was the Man of the Match in the Final, whereas Shahid Afridi was the Player of the Tournament.
2016 Asia Cup (T20 FORMAT)
This was the 13th edition of the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup was happening in the T20 format for the first time since the competition started. Bangladesh was hosting the Asia Cup 2016. India, which lost the last Asia Cup final in 2014, was facing the host Bangladesh in the 2016 Asia Cup Final.
Due to heavy rain, the match was reduced to 15 overs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked the Bangladesh team to bat first. They could only score 122 runs in the 15 overs they got. India lost an early wicket of Rohit Sharma, but his opening partner, Shikhar Dhawan, had different plans.
Dhawan scored 60 runs, and Virat Kohli scored 41*, which took away the match from Bangladesh. MS Dhoni came and did the finishing, which he is famous for. He scored 20* runs in 6 balls. Shikhar Dhawan was the Man of the Match in the final, whereas Sabbir Rahman was the Player of the Tournament.
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