The host of Asia Cup 2025 is someone else, but the tournament will be held in another country? How can this be good? The Asia Cup will start from 9 September to 29 September, in which a total of 8 teams including India and Pakistan will participate. Let us tell you that this will be the 17th edition of the Asia Cup, and so far India has won the most times (8) Asia Cup title. Know here how many times India has hosted the Asia Cup and this time who is the host of the tournament?

Who has the Asia Cup 2025 hosting?

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) gave the hosting rights of the Asia Cup 2025 to BCCI. The tournament was to be hosted by India, but the Asia Cup matches will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the rift with Pakistan. Abu Dhabi and Dubai Maidan have been selected for the matches. However, the hosting rights are still with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The BCCI agreed to get the Asia Cup done on the neutral venue due to Pakistan.

How many times did the Asia Cup take place in India?

The Asia Cup started in 1984, so far the Trophy of the Asia Cup has been at stake, which India has won 8 times which is the highest. It is a very shocking thing that in the history of 41 years of Asia Cup, India has become a host only once. India hosted the 1990-91 Asia Cup tournament and also won the trophy that year.

So far, India has won the Asia Cup 8 times. His victory came in 1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2016, 201 and 2023. India is also the last champion of the Asia Cup and this time it will move forward in search of the ninth title.

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Good news has finally come out about the Asia Cup 2025. Till now there was a situation of doubt whether the Asia Cup would be held this year or not. Now according to media reports, the Asia Cup 2025 hosting is going to be Dubai, Abu Dhabi. According to the Times of India, this tournament will be played till September 5-21 September. There was nothing clear even after the Indian team playing in the Asia Cup, but according to the latest update, a total of 8 teams including India and Pakistan are going to participate in this tournament.

So far, BCCI, ACC and ICC have not released any official statement in this regard, but according to the Times of India, the Indian team is also going to participate in this tournament. The countries participating in the tournament will be named India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman, UAE and Hong Kong. The Asia Cup was last played in the ODI format in 2023, in which India had trapped Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final.

It is not yet clear whether India vs Pakistan will be match in the Asia Cup, because the entire schedule has not been released yet. Let us know that at the moment India vs Pakistan match was going to be held in the World Championship of Legends 2025, but the Indian players refused to play in this match. In such a situation, the organizers had to cancel the India Champions vs Pakistan Champions match.

Unlike the previous edition, the Asia Cup will be played in 2025 T20 format. This will be the first time that a total of 8 teams will be participating in an Asia Cup tournament. This time, senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja will not play in the Asia Cup, as these three players have retired from T20 format.

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