Top 5 Controversies in Asia Cup History

India didn't send their team for the 1986 edition citing security concerns due to internal conflict in Sri Lanka

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Pakistan pulled out of the 1990 edition in India because of the political tensions between the two neighbours

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During a tense finish at the Asia Cup 2010, Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar got involved in a verbal spat

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Akhtar claimed he later went to Harbhajan's room to pick up a fight but the two have since patched things up

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During Asia Cup 2010, tempers flared when Gautam Gambhir and Kamran Akmal exchanged words during a drinks break

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The two were separated by the umpires and players with Karman later claiming it was due to a misunderstanding

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At the 2022 Asia Cup, Pakistan's Asif Ali shoved Afghanistan's Fareed Ahmad who was wildly celebrating his dismissal

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It resulted in an altercation and both were fined 25 per cent of their match fee

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Ahead of 2016 Asia Cup final between India and Bangladesh, an edited image of MS Dhoni went viral on social media

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The image showed Dhoni's 'severed head' being carried by Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed & it created a furore

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