Asia Cup 2022 is right around the corner. The genuine “Champion of Asia” is determined by the Asia Cup. Some of the game’s top batters have contributed their all to this tournament over the years for the benefit of their team. Here are the top five scorers of runs in tournament history.
Sanath Jayasuriya
This southpaw from Sri Lanka is the best batter in the Asia Cup. Jayasuriya has 1,220 runs at an average of 53.04 in 25 Asia Cup contests. He has six hundreds and three half-centuries to his credit. The highest individual score Jayasuriya has ever received is 130.
Kumar Sangakara
The second-highest run scorer in the 2022 Asia Cup is the legendary Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakara. His 1,075 runs at an average of 48.86 have been scored in 24 games. Sangakara holds the best solo score of 121 and has scored four centuries and eight half-centuries in all rounds.
Sachin Tendulkar
The Asia Cup’s top run scorer for India is Tendulkar. His 971 runs at an average of 51.10 have been scored during 23 games. His greatest individual performance in the tournament was a 114, and he has two century and seven half-centuries.
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik, a right-handed batter from Pakistan, has excelled at the plate for his group. He scored 907 runs at an average of 64.78 throughout the Asia Cup, placing him fourth among all scorers. Three century and four half-centuries have been scored by Malik during the competition. It is 143 that he has achieved himself.
Rohit Sharma
Throughout his 27 Asia Cup games, the fashionable Indian opener has scored 883 runs at an average of 42.04, for a total of 27 runs. Sharma’s best score in the competition is 111*, and he has one century and seven half-centuries.
Asia Cup: Top batters in the History of Asia Cup
