India Mull 2nd Boycott In History; Check The Only Team To Have Played All Asia Cup Editions

Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma During Toss - (Source : @Johns/X.com)

The Asia Cup 2025 is less than a month away. It will be the 17th edition of the continental cup that begins on September 9 in the UAE. Ahead of the much-awaited competition, India's participation is in doubt because of the politically strained relations with Pakistan. 

At present, India are set to play the Asia Cup, but things can still turn around and the Men in Blue might skip the seventeenth edition of the prestigious event. 

India Asked To Boycott Prestigious Event

Notably, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side will miss their second-ever Asia Cup, as India also pulled out of the 1986 event because of strained relations with Sri Lanka and were replaced by Bangladesh.

Similar to India, most of the Asian sides have missed an edition or two. Notably, there is only one team from the Asia Cup that has played all the editions. 

Sri Lanka have never missed any Asia Cup edition and featured in all 17 editions since its inception in 1984. Here is the list of teams to have played the most Asia Cup editions and the ones they missed.

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For the upcoming edition, the tournament will feature eight teams for the first time in their history. Five full-members (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan) will be a part of the tournament, while Hong Kong, Oman, and UAE qualified through 2024 ACC's premier Cup. 

Notably, Oman will equal Nepal's feat, who too have just a solitary appearance in the continental cup. Further, Hong Kong and UAE will have their fourth appearances and Sri Lanka will inch closer to become the first team to 20 Asia Cup appearances. 

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