All you need to know about The Asia Cup

The Asia Cup is a men's One Day International (50 overs) and Twenty20 International cricket (20 overs) tournament.

It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries.

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The Asia Cup is the only continental championship in cricket and the winning team becomes the champion of Asia.

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It was originally scheduled to be held every two years. It alternates every 2 years between ODI and T20I formats.

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The first Asia Cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates where the council's offices were based

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