Asia Cup: India’s top three all-time run-scorers

After a fruitful Test series in England, the focus for the Indian team now shifts to the all-important Asia Cup, which is scheduled to begin on 9th September. The tournament is slated to be held in the UAE, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi being shortlisted as two venues. Keeping in mind the next year’s T20 World Cup, the Asia Cup will take place in the T20 format. Suryakumar Yadav is currently leading the Indian Cricket Team in the shortest format.

He has had a pretty good record so far, winning 17 out of 22 matches he has captained so far. Suryakumar has undergone surgery for a sports hernia in the lower-right abdomen in Munich, Germany, and is likely to be fully fit in time to lead the team for the Asia Cup. He played some stellar knocks for the Mumbai Indians in the 2025 IPL edition and is likely to be a player to watch out for in the 2025 Asia Cup.

Abhishek Sharma has had an outstanding start to his T20I career and is currently the number one T20I batter in the world. He will also be one of the star attractions with the bat. As per a report by RevSportz, Shubman Gill will not only make a return to the T20I team, but he is set to replace Axar Patel as the vice-captain. India have had a stellar record in the Asia Cup, having won the most number of titles (8) in the tournament’s history. 

In this article, let’s take a look at India’s top three run-scorers in Asia Cup history: 

1. Rohit Sharma : 1271 runs in 37 innings 

India’s former captain, Rohit Sharma, tops the list with 1271 runs to his name in the tournament. In 28 ODIs played in the tournament, Sharma has scored 939 runs at an average of 46.95. The 2016 and 2024 editions were held in the T20I format. Rohit scored 332 runs in 11 innings across those two editions, including four half-centuries. The Hitman enjoyed his best Asia Cup campaign in the 2018 edition, where he scored 317 runs in just five innings at an average of 105.66. 

His best knock in the Asia Cup came against Pakistan in the 2018 edition at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. He smashed an unbeaten 111 off 119 deliveries to power India to a comfortable nine-wicket win in the Super Four match. 

2. Virat Kohli: 1024 runs in 23 innings 

The list can’t be completed without Virat Kohli’s name in it. That’s the impact he has had with the bat in the multi-nation tournament in the last decade or so. Kohli has played 16 ODIs in the Asia Cup history, amassing 742 runs with as many as four centuries to his name. Besides, he was also part of both the Asia Cup tournaments, which were held in T20 format. In the 2016 edition, Kohli was India’s highest run-scorer with 153 runs to his name in five innings. He played an unbeaten 41-run knock of 28 balls in the final to guide India home with eight wickets in hand. 

In the 2024 Asia Cup edition, Virat Kohli scored 129 runs in five innings at an average of 64.50. He had a quiet season with the bat but played an unbeaten knock of 122 off 94 balls against Pakistan. Overall, the former Indian skipper has amassed 1024 runs in 26 innings, including five centuries. 

3.  Sachin Tendulkar : 971 runs in 23 innings 

Legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar sits third on the list of India’s highest run-scorers in the Asia Cup. Sachin Tendulkar has represented India in seven Asia Cup tournaments between 1990 and 2012. In 23 innings, Sachin Tendulkar has piled up 971 runs in the Asia Cup at an average of 51.10, including two centuries and seven half-centuries. The 1995 edition remains the best Asia Cup edition where Sachin Tendulkar posted his highest aggregate runs.

The Master Blaster scored 205 runs in just 4 innings, finishing as the tournament's top run-scorer.