Top 5 Active Player with Most Runs in Asia Cup

The Asia Cup, run by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), is held once every two years and brings together the top cricket teams from Asia. The tournament began in 1984 and has already completed 16 editions giving fans plenty of unforgettable moments.

In 2016, the Asia Cup was played in the T20 format for the very first time. Depending on the schedule of the ICC World Cup, the tournament is either played in a 50-over format or in the shorter T20 format. Across the years, many batsmen have left their mark with consistent performances especially in the T20I Asia Cup.

So far, only two editions of the T20I Asia Cup have been held, and just one batter has crossed the 400-run milestone in the tournament’s history. With another exciting edition coming up in the UAE, it’s the perfect time to look back at the top five run-scorers in T20I Asia Cup and also highlight the most successful batters among active players.

5.Babar Azam

Babar Azam has been Pakistan’s most reliable ODI batter in recent years and his Asia Cup numbers prove it. Across the 2018 and 2023 editions, he scored 363 runs in nine innings including a brilliant 151 against Nepal in Multan. While his tournament average of 40.33 is lower than his overall ODI average of 54.23, he still stands out as Pakistan’s biggest batting hope and remains their key run-getter heading into future Asia Cup editions.

4.Hashmatullah Shahidi

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has quietly built a strong record in the Asia Cup scoring 373 runs in just seven matches across 2018 and 2023. He averages 62.16 in the tournament almost double his career ODI average of 33.3 and has hit five fifties along the way. The 30-year-old left-hander clearly saves his best for big occasions making him Afghanistan’s most successful batter in Asia Cup history.

3. Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan has been Bangladesh’s key player in the Asia Cup over the years. From 2010 to 2023, he scored 575 runs in 18 ODI innings at an average of nearly 36 and a strike rate of 101.23. While he hasn’t scored a century yet, he has notched up five half-centuries and is one of only three Bangladeshi players to cross 500 runs in the tournament, underlining his importance as the team’s talisman.

2. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has been a standout performer in the Asia Cup scoring 742 runs in just 13 innings at an incredible average of 61.83 and a strike rate close to 100. He has not only been consistent but has also converted his good starts into big scores, with five fifties and four centuries, including his career-best 183 against Pakistan in Dhaka in 2012 an innings that remains one of the most memorable in the tournament’s history.

1. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma tops the charts in Asia Cup history with 939 runs, the most by any active player and among the top five overall. In 26 innings, the Indian skipper averages 46.95 with one century and nine fifties. A three-time Asia Cup winner, including once as captain, Rohit has also hit the most sixes in ODI Asia Cups with 28, cementing his place as one of the tournament’s greatest batters.

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