Asia Cup has been the most important tournament in the ODIs for all the cricket-playing nations for India. For all the fans in the subcontinent, it is nothing less than a mini World Cup. That is one of the reasons behind the importance and attention this tournament gets. Whenever it comes to the topic of centuries, Sachin Tendulkar is always there on the list. But do you know that in the list of the top 5 century scorers, Sachin Tendulkar is not there? Yes, he is not there, but still, there are several other great batters who are there to hold on to that list.
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List of the top 5 batter with most centuries in the Asia Cup
This list of the centurions includes some of the big names of Cricket. At the same time it is clear that in this year’s Asia Cup, there are many big names that are going to be added to this list of batters. That is because players like Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are in top form. However, this list is still being ruled by the old legends of cricket. That is also not from India but from Sri Lanka. But there is one Indian Cricketer who is there on the list giving good competition to these cricketers.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya used to rule ODI cricket during his prime time. He might have left Cricket a long time back. But some of his records are still unbeaten. He is ruling this list of the top cricketers with 6 Asia Cup centuries. He is ahead by a huge margin because the player behind him in the list is 2 centuries behind. That shows the fear Jayasuriya created among the bowlers through his extraordinary batting skills.
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara was an even more successful batter than Sanath Jayasuriya by the end of his career. He finished with over 14,000 runs in ODI Cricket. He is easily the most successful batter in ODI history after Sachin Tendulkar. In the Asia Cup, he scored 4 centuries. Now it is going to be very interesting to see who joins the no.2 spot.
Virat Kohli
King Kohli is also there in the list with phenomenal Asia Cup records. Cruelty Kohli is close to his 13,000 runs milestone. That clearly shows that he is there to break the records of Sangakkara. He is at no.3 spot with 3 centuries.
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is the only Pakistani batter to be on this list of the top Asia Cup century-makers. In only 17 matches he went on to score 3 centuries. That shows that he was extremely consistent in this tournament. He was also averaging 65.
Lahiru Thirimanne
Thirimanne is on the list with 2 centuries. He only played 8 Asia Cup matches, and he is still on the list. That means he was very consistent in the tournament.
So, who do you think is going to be the next on the list of top-century makers in the Asia Cup?
