India will host the Men’s Asia Cup 2025. India are the defending champions of the tournament, having won the previous edition in 2023. The 2025 edition will be played in the T20I format. Meanwhile, reports further state that Bangladesh will host the 2027 edition of the Asia Cup to be played in the 50-over format. Interestingly, India has never hosted the Asia Cup tournament in the past several years.
The tournament, which began in 1984, has been hosted by Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and even the UAE, but not India. This is the first time India will host the event.
Asia Cup 2025 Pakistan cricket team will come to India
According to reports, India will host the 2025 Men’s Asia Cup. The tournament will be played in the 50-over format. In which 6 teams will participate. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the sixth team will be decided from the qualifying round. In such a situation, Pakistan will have to tour India next year. Let us tell you, the 2023 Asia Cup was played under the hosting of Pakistan. Team India did not go to Pakistan then, due to which the tournament was organized on a hybrid model.
Asia Cup 2025 Big decision of Asia Cricket Council
According to the IEOI document released by the Asia Cricket Council, India will host the men’s Asia Cup in 2025, which will be played in T20 format. At the same time, Bangladesh will host the 2027 Asia Cup. The 2027 Asia Cup will be in ODI format only. 13-13 matches will be played in both these editions. The document also states that the Asia Cricket Council can also make changes in all these information including schedule, date, format and venue. India got a chance to host for the second time
Let us tell you, the Asia Cup started in 1984. So far 16 editions of this tournament have been played. But India has hosted the Asia Cup only once. India hosted the 1990/91 Asia Cup, when India won the tournament. In such a situation, the 2025 Asia Cup is going to be very special. This tournament will be played in India after 34 years.
Team India’s dominance over Asia Cup
India is the most successful team of this tournament. India has won the Asia Cup title 8 times so far. At the same time, Sri Lanka is second in this list with 6 titles. Pakistan’s team has been able to become the champion of Asia Cup only 2 times. The last Asia Cup was also won by India. Where Team India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.
