India made champions in the Asia Cup without losing a single match, a record in the name of these three captains

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The Asia Cup is about to complete 40 years of its inception in the world of cricket and the 16th edition starts tomorrow. However, this has happened only 6 times when a team has managed to win the title without losing a single match. This achievement has been recorded thrice in the name of the captain of the Indian team, once in the name of Pakistan and twice in the name of Sri Lanka.

Sunil Gavaskar's name at the top

Talking about the captains who have won the Asia Cup trophy without losing a single match, the name of the former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar is on the top in this list. Gavaskar made India the Asian champion in 1984. However, only three matches were played during that period. India won both the matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Also in the year 1997, Arjun Ranatunga helped Sri Lanka win the title without losing a single match.

Moeen Khan made Pakistan the champion

In the year 2000, Moeen Khan led Pakistan to victory in the same way, while in 2014, Angelo Mathews did it for Sri Lanka. Apart from this, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India lifted the Asia Cup trophy in 2016 without losing a single match. Meanwhile, the tournament was played in the T20 format, while in 2018, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team became champions in the same manner. Meanwhile, a match was tied, led by Dhoni.