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The 17th edition of the Asia Cup (ASIA CUP 2025) will start from 9 September and will be played at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) till 28 September. This tournament was first organized in 1984 and in the last 41 years, there have been strange incidents in the Asia Cup history. Here you will find information about the five biggest controversies that have been in the history of Biggest Controversies in Asia Cup.
1986 Asia Cup: India did not play
The year 1986, the second edition of the Asia Cup, which was hosted by Sri Lanka. In those days, there was a civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The Government of India had decided not to send its team to Sri Lanka for security reasons.
1990 Asia Cup: Pakistan boycott
In 1989, the Indian team went on a Pakistani tour, shortly after which the relations between the two countries started deteriorating. India hosted the Asia Cup next year, but due to deteriorating relations, Pakistan did not go to India and boycott the Asia Cup 1990.
2010 Asia Cup: Gautam Gambhir and Kamran Akmal’s fight
India-Pakistan match was being held in the 2010 Asia Cup, in which Kamran Akmal was repeatedly appealed. Meanwhile, when Shahid Afridi’s ball came out of Gambhir’s bat, Akmal again appealed. Gambhir got angry at this and there was an argument between the two on the ground. Both had a strong debate, which was pacified by the umpires by intervening.
2010 Asia Cup: Battle of Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar
In the death overs of the India-Pakistan match in Asia Cup 2010, Shoaib Akhtar was throwing bouncers in trouble by throwing bouncers in trouble, after which the debate of both started. At the same time, in the last over, Harbhajan gave India a victory by placing six. Harbhajan was celebrating victory in a very passionate manner, while Akhtar turned his face after making ‘V’ sign.
2016 Asia Cup: Dhoni’s head
The final of the 2016 Asia Cup was played between India and Bangladesh, in which Team India had an easy win by 8 wickets. But before that match, a photo went viral, in which Taskin Ahmed has taken MS Dhoni’s head in his hands. There was a lot of ruckus on this photo.
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