India will return to white ball action starting with the Asia Cup 2025. The tournament will be played in the T20 format this year and will be played in the UAE starting September 9. The multi-nation tournament has in recent years served as a rehearsal for upcoming ICC events, following an alternative ODI and T20I pattern. India won the last edition in 2023 before the 2023 World Cup. The T20 version was played in 2022 with Sri Lanka lifting the title.
The Asia Cup 2025 will see a host of first time captains. Suryakumar Yadav, Charith Asalanka, Salman Ali Agha and Litton Das will all be leading their sides in a multi-nation tournament for the first time. On that note, we take a look at all the winning captains of the prestigious Asia Cup across formats in history.
Asia Cup winning captains (ODI)
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Host Nation | Winning Captain |
| 1984 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE | Sunil Gavaskar |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis |
| 1988 | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Dilip Vengsarkar |
| 1990 | India | Sri Lanka | India | Mohammed Azharuddin |
| 1995 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE | Mohammed Azharuddin |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga |
| 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Moin Khan |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | Marvan Atapattu |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | Pakistan | Mahela Jayawardene |
| 2010 | India | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | MS Dhoni |
| 2012 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Misbah-ul-Haq |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Angelo Matthews |
| 2018 | India | Bangladesh | UAE | Rohit Sharma |
| 2023 | India | Sri Lanka | Pakistan/Sri Lanka | Rohit Sharma |
India were the inaugural winners and are the defending champions in the ODI format. While Rohit Sharma has retired from T20Is, he led the team to victory two years ago in the 50-over format. Sharma alongside Mohammed Azharuddin is the only captain to have won the Asia Cup twice in the ODI format.
Pakistan have the competition twice, with Misbah-ul-Haq and Moin Khan as winning captains. India’s 7 wins in the ODI format have come under 5 different leaders – Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and MS Dhoni being the other winning captains.
Asia Cup winning captains (T20I)
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Host Nation | Winning Captain |
| 2016 | India | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | MS Dhoni |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | UAE | Dasun Shanaka |
India and Sri Lanka have won the two editions played in the T20 format. Like in the ODIs, India won the inaugural edition led by MS Dhoni. Dhoni is the only captain to win both the T20 and ODI editions of the tournament. The former Indian captain is the third to have multiple Asia Cup titles to his name as leader. Dasun Shanaka led Sri Lanka to the title in 2022 but has since been succeeded by Asalanka.
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