Asia Cup 2022: Asia Cup remains one of the favourite tournaments in the cricketing world, especially for the Asian nations. The long history of Asia Cup signifies some of the most flamboyant players to have played this thrilling contest.

15th edition of Asia Cup kicked off on 27 August 2022. The teams have been battling each other fiercely to establish their dominance over the continent.

A group stage was setup among 6 teams to play against each other. Subsequently, Super 4 was scheduled to take place and gradually the finals. India remains the most successful side in the tournament history to lift the most number of trophies, i.e., 7.

Asia Cup as a tournament has furnished all the cricket fans with loads of memorable moments. On that note, let us take a look at some players who have been the most successful run-scorers in the history of Asia Cup.

Asia Cup 2022: Players With Most Runs in Tournament History

1. Sanath Jayasuriya

Former Sri Lanka batsman remains the most flamboyant player of his era. Sanath Jayasuriya‘s abilities to destroy any bowling attack was a sight to behold in his career. The dangerous left-handed batsman was gifted with surreal timing to smash the ball over any area of ground. He stood and delivered sublime timing even against quick pace. Jayasuriya was the trendsetter in the dominated cricket era of bowlers.

He was a kind of batsman who could change the course of match in just few overs. Captain favourite and opposition nightmare – Jayasuriya made batting look so easy in his era that fans loved to watch his performance on loop. In the history of Asia Cup, the flamboyant batsman sits at the top with most number of runs under his name. Jayasuriya has scored 1220 runs in 25 matches in which his average goes past 53 with 6 centuries and 3 half-centuries.

2. Kumar Sangakkara

Another batsman and captain from Sri Lanka history who dominates this list among greats is none other than Kumar Sangakkara. He was another gifted batsman of sheer timing. Sangakkara’s elegant cover drives were the best thing about his batting. He is one of the big reasons that Sri Lanka achieved so many feats.

A dependable batsman and smart captain, he sits at the second spot in this list with 4808 runs under his name. Sangakkara scored 4 centuries and 8 half-centuries in 26 matches with an average close to 48.09.

3. Sachin Tendulkar

The Indian batting great who is also known as the God of Cricket was a perfectionist in terms of batting abilities. Sachin Tendulkar had every shot in his arsenal to make use of with brilliant timing. This batsman in his full flow was on another level in the game of cricket. Dominating world class bowlers throughout his career, Sachin was a player of different breed.

In Asia Cup history, Sachin has scored 971 runs in 23 matches with an average of about 51. Apart from this, Tendulkar has scored 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries in Asia Cup history.

4. Shoaib Malik

The next spot in our list is sealed by a Pakistani batsman. Shoaib Malik is counted as a part of the golden generation in Pakistan cricket. A team packed with superstars and interesting characters; Malik was a top-notch batsman who even had the ability to contribute with his bowling in tight situations. In 17 matches of Asia Cup, Malik has scored 786 runs with an average of 65. He has 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries under his belt in his Asia Cup career.

5. Rohit Sharma

Another Indian batsman who joins this list is Rohit Sharma. The hard-hitter Indian opening batsman has established himself well in cricket despite starting his career as a lower order batsman. In Asia Cup history, this batsman has scored 745 runs in 22 matches at an average of 46, including one century and 6 half centuries.