List of players to captain India in Asia Cup
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Sunil Gavaskar became India’s first Asia Cup captain, leading the Men in Blue to the title in the inaugural edition of the tournament
Dilip Vengsarkar led India in the 1986 Asia Cup, after the 1984 boycott, and guided the team to yet another title win
Mohammad Azharuddin captained India to victory in the 1990 Asia Cup and also led in 1995 before being replaced by Sachin in 1997
Sourav Ganguly took charge in 2000 and led India in two editions but failed to secure an Asia Cup title during his tenure
MS Dhoni captained India in four Asia Cups (2008–2016), the most by any Indian skipper, and won the title twice
Virat Kohli led India in the 2014 Asia Cup after Dhoni was ruled out due to injury; it was Kohli’s only stint as Asia Cup captain
Rohit Sharma captained India in the 2018, 2022, and 2023 Asia Cups, winning the title once before Suryakumar Yadav took over
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