Sometimes a batsman doesn’t contribute with the bat if he is having a bad day, and it is the same with the bowlers, but at the same time, it is the fielders who can make a difference by saving the runs. The most underrated role on the cricket field is to save runs. Let us have a look at the Top 5 Players With the Most Catches in Asia Cup History.
The Asia Cup over the years has been played in the 50-over format and T20 format as well. Basically, the players in the list of most catches in the Asia Cup are cumulative of both formats. Suresh Raina and Yuvraj, two of the best fielders, and even Virat Kohli miss out on the list of the top 5. The Sri Lankan players again dominate.
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Top 5 Players With the Most Catches in Asia Cup History
Mahela Jayawardene (15 catches)
Basically, Mahela Jayawardene leads the chart for the most catches in the Asia Cup history. He has 15 matches in the 28 matches that he has played in the competition. Mahela Jayawardene made his Asia Cup debut in the 2000 edition.
He has played six Asia Cup editions and has won a total of three Asia Cup titles. Sri Lanka has also won the Asia Cup under his captaincy once, which was in 2008.
Younis Khan (14 catches)
Certainly, Younis Khan is the only Pakistani cricketer in this list of most catches by a player in the Asia Cup. He has 14 catches in the 14 matches that he played in. Yonus Khan made his Asia Cup debut in 2004 against Hong Kong.
He had a good last Asia Cup that he played in, which was in 2012. Pakistan won the Asia Cup that year. Yonus Khan has played four Asia Cups in his career.
Aravinda de Silva (12 catches)
He is the player in the list who played the first edition of the Asia Cup, which happened in 1984. Aravinda de Silva has a total of 12 catches in 24 matches he played for Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup.
Aravinda de Silva has also played in the Asia Cup six times but could only manage to win it twice. Asia Cup 2000 was the last time he played this competition.
Rohit Sharma (11 catches)
Basically, Rohit Sharma is the only Indian player in the list, and also the player to play the 50-over Asia Cup and the T20 format Asia Cup in this list. He has a total of 11 catches in the Asia Cup in the 37 matches he has played.
Rohit Sharma has played six editions of the Asia Cup and won four out of them. In the four titles, he has won two as a captain. The most recent was the 2023 Asia Cup.
Muthiah Muralidaran (10 catches)
Eventually, Muthiah Muralidaran is the third Sri Lankan player in the list. He has taken 10 catches in the 28 matches that he has played in the Asia Cup. Muthiah Muralidaran is also the highest wicket-taker in the competition with 30 wickets.
He has played six editions of the Asia Cup, starting from 1995. Muthiah Muralidaran has three Asia Cup titles in his bag, as he played his last Asia Cup in 2010.
Top 10 Top 5 Players With the Most Catches in Asia Cup History
The list of players is the one to take the most catches in the history of the Asia Cup. Eventually, the catches are combined from both 50-over and T20 formats.
| Rank | Player | Team | Total Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 15 |
| 2 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | 14 |
| 3 | Aravinda de Silva | Sri Lanka | 12 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma | India | 11 |
| 5 | Muthiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 10 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli | India | 9 |
| 7 | Roshan Mahanama | Sri Lanka | 8 |
| 8 | Suresh Raina | India | 8 |
| 9 | Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | 6 |
| 10 | Soumya Sarkar | Bangladesh | 6 |
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