In August-September this year, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/asia-cup/" title=" Asia Cup " target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Asia Cup </strong></a>will be back with the One Day Internationals (ODI) format after four years. This time, Nepal will be part of the continental tournament for the first time as the South Asian country emerged victorious in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2023 final against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

India, Pakistan, and Nepal are placed in Group A, while Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh are in Group B. The competition is expected to deliver a lot of entertainment to cricket fans. Folks from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan have always supported their respective teams, and the fan following of these sides on social media sites corroborates that love for the sport is on another level.&nbsp;

Here are the Asian teams based on their social media following

5. Afghanistan- More than 3.3 million followers

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688833087998_Afghanistan-Team.jpeg" alt="Afghanistan Team" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Afghanistan Team (Photo Source: Munir uz ZAMAN / AFP) <br>(Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Afghanistan are active in international cricket since 2009 and in these 14 years, they have made remarkable progress with their incredible performance in white-ball cricket. In 2014, the Afghan side made their debut in the Asia Cup, under Mohamad Nabi’s captaincy and succeeded in beating Bangladesh.&nbsp;

In the 2018 installment of the Asia Cup, they outclassed Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group round and qualified for the Super Four stage. In the Super Four round, they failed to win any games but gave tough competition to India and got the match tied with their sensational batting and bowling efforts.

Afghanistan’s decent performance in ODIs and T20Is has gained them a lot of followers on social media sites. On Facebook, they have got 3 million followers, while on Instagram, they have gained 322k supporters. They have 705k supporters on Twitter as well.

4. Sri Lanka- More than 5 million followers

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1669828116488_Sri-Lanka-Team-1.jpeg" alt="Sri Lanka Team" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Sri Lanka Team (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Sri Lanka are the defending champions, and are also the second-most successful side in the Asia Cup with six titles. In 1986, they hosted Asia Cup and won their maiden trophy, beating Pakistan in the final in Colombo. Following the 2015 World Cup, Sri Lanka’s graph has plummeted but in 2022, they became the Asia Cup champions after eight years.

In the upcoming Asia Cup edition, they will strive to play confidently to defend the title successfully, Unlike the previous edition, this year’s Asia Cup will be held in the ODI format and Sri Lanka’s biggest challenge will be to tackle the favourites of the competition India and Pakistan.

Talking about the six-time Asian champions' supporters on social media sites, they have more than five million followers with 3.8 million supporters on Facebook, 1.2 million supporters on Twitter, and 367k followers on Instagram.&nbsp;

3. Bangladesh- More than 20.1 million followers

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1689140393263_Bangladesh-vs-Pakistan-(2018)-asia-cup.jpeg" alt="Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2018) asia cup" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2018) asia cup. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ban-w-vs-ind-w-bangladesh-batter-fargana-hoque-becomes-first-woman-to-score-a-century-for-her-country-in-odis/" title="Bangladesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Bangladesh</strong></a> debuted in the Asia Cup in 1986 and since then, they have played 43 games in the distinguished tournament in which they have won only seven games and lost 36. They are yet to win their maiden title in the tournament but despite these underwhelming numbers and facts, they have more than 20 million supporters on social media.

On Facebook, they have earned 14 million followers while on Twitter, 3.5 million people are following their page named Bangladesh Cricket. Along with these two social media platforms, they are famous on Instagram as well. On the 13-year-old social media site, the Bangla team has garnered 2.6 million supporters.

Since the 2012 Asia Cup, Bangladesh’s performance in white-ball cricket has witnessed a steep rise. In the 2012 Asia Cup, they qualified for the finals for the first time and concluded their campaign as runners-up, losing to Pakistan. In the 2016 and 2018 installments of the tournament, they ended up as runners-up, losing to India both times.

2. Pakistan- More than 20.7 million followers

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688275343332_India-vs-Pakistan,-Mirpur,-March-2,-2014.jpeg" alt="India vs Pakistan, Mirpur, March 2, 2014" loading="lazy"><figcaption>India vs Pakistan, Mirpur, March 2, 2014. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Pakistan are the third most successful team in Asia Cup with a couple of titles. In 2000, they became the champions for the first time, vanquishing Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. After their maiden trophy victory, they failed in the next three editions of the tournament.

In 2012, they clinched their second title with their close two-run win against the hosts Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur. In 2014 and 2022, they qualified for the final but couldn’t grab the opportunities and concluded their journey as runners-up, losing to Sri Lanka.

Talking about their social media followers, they are the second-most popular Asian team with more than 20.7 million supporters, which consists of 12 million Facebook followers, 6.2 million Twitter supporters, and 2.5 million Instagram supporters.&nbsp;

1. India- More than 79.7 million followers

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688625096211_Team-India-ODI.jpeg" alt="Team India ODI." loading="lazy"><figcaption>Team India ODI. (Photo Source: Gettyimages)</figcaption>

India are the most successful side in the Asia Cup with seven titles so far. Their maiden trophy came in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1984, under Sunil Gavaskar’s captaincy. They achieved their last success in the tournament in the 2018 edition, when they beat Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium.

Talking about their success rate in the tournament, they are currently in the second position with 63.26% with 31 victories and 16 defeats in 49 matches. India are the most followed cricket team on social media sites with the support of more than 79.7 million people around the world.

On Facebook and Instagram, they have 29 million followers apiece while on Twitter, they are have garnered 21.7 million supporters. With these numbers of followers, no Asian cricketing side is the nearest competitor of the Indian cricket team in terms of popularity in social media.

<p>In August-September this year, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/asia-cup/" title=" Asia Cup " target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Asia Cup </strong></a>will be back with the One Day Internationals (ODI) format after four years. This time, Nepal will be part of the continental tournament for the first time as the South Asian country emerged victorious in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2023 final against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).</p>
<p>India, Pakistan, and Nepal are placed in Group A, while Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh are in Group B. The competition is expected to deliver a lot of entertainment to cricket fans. Folks from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan have always supported their respective teams, and the fan following of these sides on social media sites corroborates that love for the sport is on another level.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Here are the Asian teams based on their social media following</h3>
<h3>5. Afghanistan- More than 3.3 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688833087998_Afghanistan-Team.jpeg" alt="Afghanistan Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Afghanistan Team (Photo Source: Munir uz ZAMAN / AFP) <br>(Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
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<p>Afghanistan are active in international cricket since 2009 and in these 14 years, they have made remarkable progress with their incredible performance in white-ball cricket. In 2014, the Afghan side made their debut in the Asia Cup, under Mohamad Nabi’s captaincy and succeeded in beating Bangladesh.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the 2018 installment of the Asia Cup, they outclassed Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group round and qualified for the Super Four stage. In the Super Four round, they failed to win any games but gave tough competition to India and got the match tied with their sensational batting and bowling efforts.</p>
<p>Afghanistan’s decent performance in ODIs and T20Is has gained them a lot of followers on social media sites. On Facebook, they have got 3 million followers, while on Instagram, they have gained 322k supporters. They have 705k supporters on Twitter as well.</p>
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<h3>4. Sri Lanka- More than 5 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1669828116488_Sri-Lanka-Team-1.jpeg" alt="Sri Lanka Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Sri Lanka Team (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
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<p>Sri Lanka are the defending champions, and are also the second-most successful side in the Asia Cup with six titles. In 1986, they hosted Asia Cup and won their maiden trophy, beating Pakistan in the final in Colombo. Following the 2015 World Cup, Sri Lanka’s graph has plummeted but in 2022, they became the Asia Cup champions after eight years.</p>
<p>In the upcoming Asia Cup edition, they will strive to play confidently to defend the title successfully, Unlike the previous edition, this year’s Asia Cup will be held in the ODI format and Sri Lanka’s biggest challenge will be to tackle the favourites of the competition India and Pakistan.</p>
<p>Talking about the six-time Asian champions' supporters on social media sites, they have more than five million followers with 3.8 million supporters on Facebook, 1.2 million supporters on Twitter, and 367k followers on Instagram.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>3. Bangladesh- More than 20.1 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1689140393263_Bangladesh-vs-Pakistan-(2018)-asia-cup.jpeg" alt="Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2018) asia cup" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2018) asia cup. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ban-w-vs-ind-w-bangladesh-batter-fargana-hoque-becomes-first-woman-to-score-a-century-for-her-country-in-odis/" title="Bangladesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Bangladesh</strong></a> debuted in the Asia Cup in 1986 and since then, they have played 43 games in the distinguished tournament in which they have won only seven games and lost 36. They are yet to win their maiden title in the tournament but despite these underwhelming numbers and facts, they have more than 20 million supporters on social media.</p>
<p>On Facebook, they have earned 14 million followers while on Twitter, 3.5 million people are following their page named Bangladesh Cricket. Along with these two social media platforms, they are famous on Instagram as well. On the 13-year-old social media site, the Bangla team has garnered 2.6 million supporters.</p>
<p>Since the 2012 Asia Cup, Bangladesh’s performance in white-ball cricket has witnessed a steep rise. In the 2012 Asia Cup, they qualified for the finals for the first time and concluded their campaign as runners-up, losing to Pakistan. In the 2016 and 2018 installments of the tournament, they ended up as runners-up, losing to India both times.</p>
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<h3>2. Pakistan- More than 20.7 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688275343332_India-vs-Pakistan,-Mirpur,-March-2,-2014.jpeg" alt="India vs Pakistan, Mirpur, March 2, 2014" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>India vs Pakistan, Mirpur, March 2, 2014. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Pakistan are the third most successful team in Asia Cup with a couple of titles. In 2000, they became the champions for the first time, vanquishing Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. After their maiden trophy victory, they failed in the next three editions of the tournament.</p>
<p>In 2012, they clinched their second title with their close two-run win against the hosts Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur. In 2014 and 2022, they qualified for the final but couldn’t grab the opportunities and concluded their journey as runners-up, losing to Sri Lanka.</p>
<p>Talking about their social media followers, they are the second-most popular Asian team with more than 20.7 million supporters, which consists of 12 million Facebook followers, 6.2 million Twitter supporters, and 2.5 million Instagram supporters.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>1. India- More than 79.7 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688625096211_Team-India-ODI.jpeg" alt="Team India ODI." width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Team India ODI. (Photo Source: Gettyimages)</figcaption>
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<p>India are the most successful side in the Asia Cup with seven titles so far. Their maiden trophy came in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1984, under Sunil Gavaskar’s captaincy. They achieved their last success in the tournament in the 2018 edition, when they beat Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium.</p>
<p>Talking about their success rate in the tournament, they are currently in the second position with 63.26% with 31 victories and 16 defeats in 49 matches. India are the most followed cricket team on social media sites with the support of more than 79.7 million people around the world.</p>
<p>On Facebook and Instagram, they have 29 million followers apiece while on Twitter, they are have garnered 21.7 million supporters. With these numbers of followers, no Asian cricketing side is the nearest competitor of the Indian cricket team in terms of popularity in social media.</p>

<p>In August-September this year, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/asia-cup/" title=" Asia Cup " target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Asia Cup </strong></a>will be back with the One Day Internationals (ODI) format after four years. This time, Nepal will be part of the continental tournament for the first time as the South Asian country emerged victorious in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2023 final against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).</p>
<p>India, Pakistan, and Nepal are placed in Group A, while Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh are in Group B. The competition is expected to deliver a lot of entertainment to cricket fans. Folks from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan have always supported their respective teams, and the fan following of these sides on social media sites corroborates that love for the sport is on another level.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Here are the Asian teams based on their social media following</h3>
<h3>5. Afghanistan- More than 3.3 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688833087998_Afghanistan-Team.jpeg" alt="Afghanistan Team" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Afghanistan Team (Photo Source: Munir uz ZAMAN / AFP) <br>(Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Afghanistan are active in international cricket since 2009 and in these 14 years, they have made remarkable progress with their incredible performance in white-ball cricket. In 2014, the Afghan side made their debut in the Asia Cup, under Mohamad Nabi’s captaincy and succeeded in beating Bangladesh.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the 2018 installment of the Asia Cup, they outclassed Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group round and qualified for the Super Four stage. In the Super Four round, they failed to win any games but gave tough competition to India and got the match tied with their sensational batting and bowling efforts.</p>
<p>Afghanistan’s decent performance in ODIs and T20Is has gained them a lot of followers on social media sites. On Facebook, they have got 3 million followers, while on Instagram, they have gained 322k supporters. They have 705k supporters on Twitter as well.</p>
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<h3>4. Sri Lanka- More than 5 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1669828116488_Sri-Lanka-Team-1.jpeg" alt="Sri Lanka Team" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Sri Lanka Team (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Sri Lanka are the defending champions, and are also the second-most successful side in the Asia Cup with six titles. In 1986, they hosted Asia Cup and won their maiden trophy, beating Pakistan in the final in Colombo. Following the 2015 World Cup, Sri Lanka’s graph has plummeted but in 2022, they became the Asia Cup champions after eight years.</p>
<p>In the upcoming Asia Cup edition, they will strive to play confidently to defend the title successfully, Unlike the previous edition, this year’s Asia Cup will be held in the ODI format and Sri Lanka’s biggest challenge will be to tackle the favourites of the competition India and Pakistan.</p>
<p>Talking about the six-time Asian champions' supporters on social media sites, they have more than five million followers with 3.8 million supporters on Facebook, 1.2 million supporters on Twitter, and 367k followers on Instagram.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>3. Bangladesh- More than 20.1 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1689140393263_Bangladesh-vs-Pakistan-(2018)-asia-cup.jpeg" alt="Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2018) asia cup" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2018) asia cup. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ban-w-vs-ind-w-bangladesh-batter-fargana-hoque-becomes-first-woman-to-score-a-century-for-her-country-in-odis/" title="Bangladesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Bangladesh</strong></a> debuted in the Asia Cup in 1986 and since then, they have played 43 games in the distinguished tournament in which they have won only seven games and lost 36. They are yet to win their maiden title in the tournament but despite these underwhelming numbers and facts, they have more than 20 million supporters on social media.</p>
<p>On Facebook, they have earned 14 million followers while on Twitter, 3.5 million people are following their page named Bangladesh Cricket. Along with these two social media platforms, they are famous on Instagram as well. On the 13-year-old social media site, the Bangla team has garnered 2.6 million supporters.</p>
<p>Since the 2012 Asia Cup, Bangladesh’s performance in white-ball cricket has witnessed a steep rise. In the 2012 Asia Cup, they qualified for the finals for the first time and concluded their campaign as runners-up, losing to Pakistan. In the 2016 and 2018 installments of the tournament, they ended up as runners-up, losing to India both times.</p>
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<h3>2. Pakistan- More than 20.7 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688275343332_India-vs-Pakistan,-Mirpur,-March-2,-2014.jpeg" alt="India vs Pakistan, Mirpur, March 2, 2014" loading="lazy">
<figcaption>India vs Pakistan, Mirpur, March 2, 2014. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Pakistan are the third most successful team in Asia Cup with a couple of titles. In 2000, they became the champions for the first time, vanquishing Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. After their maiden trophy victory, they failed in the next three editions of the tournament.</p>
<p>In 2012, they clinched their second title with their close two-run win against the hosts Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur. In 2014 and 2022, they qualified for the final but couldn’t grab the opportunities and concluded their journey as runners-up, losing to Sri Lanka.</p>
<p>Talking about their social media followers, they are the second-most popular Asian team with more than 20.7 million supporters, which consists of 12 million Facebook followers, 6.2 million Twitter supporters, and 2.5 million Instagram supporters.&nbsp;</p>
<p></p>
<h3>1. India- More than 79.7 million followers</h3>
<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1688625096211_Team-India-ODI.jpeg" alt="Team India ODI." loading="lazy">
<figcaption>Team India ODI. (Photo Source: Gettyimages)</figcaption>
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<p>India are the most successful side in the Asia Cup with seven titles so far. Their maiden trophy came in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1984, under Sunil Gavaskar’s captaincy. They achieved their last success in the tournament in the 2018 edition, when they beat Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium.</p>
<p>Talking about their success rate in the tournament, they are currently in the second position with 63.26% with 31 victories and 16 defeats in 49 matches. India are the most followed cricket team on social media sites with the support of more than 79.7 million people around the world.</p>
<p>On Facebook and Instagram, they have 29 million followers apiece while on Twitter, they are have garnered 21.7 million supporters. With these numbers of followers, no Asian cricketing side is the nearest competitor of the Indian cricket team in terms of popularity in social media.</p>

In August-September this year, Asia Cup will be back with the One Day Internationals (ODI) format after four years. This time, Nepal will be part of the continental tournament for the first time as th

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