5 things we learnt from the Asia Cup 2016

India were crowned kings of Asia for the sixth time after they easily beat Bangladesh in the final of the 2016 Asia Cup on Sunday. Architects of that victory were two players who had contrasting tournaments until then. While Virat Kohli had beaten everything in front of him, Shikhar Dhawan was struggling for him and a Man of the Match performance in the final might be just the thing that gets him back to form.With that victory, MS Dhoni's side also equalled their best run of consecutive wins in the format and Indias form was just one of the many things we learnt in this Asia Cup. Pakistan and Sri Lanka disappointed while Bangladesh continued to exceed expectations.Here are 5 things we learnt from the Asia Cup 2016:

#5 UAE\'s impressive bowling

UAE’s bowling impressed

They might not have qualified for the upcoming World T20 qualifiers, they may not have even won a single game at the Asia Cup, but if there is one thing that UAE can take away from the tournament, it is the quality of their bowling. While it is true that the pitches in the tournament were more helpful than most T20I pitches, that should take nothing away from the quality of the UAE fast bowling.

If only they had a batting line-up which was just half as good at assessing the conditions and playing shots according to it, who knows, they could have even beaten Pakistan and Sri Lanka and created an upset or two in the tournament.

Unfortunately despite their impressive bowling, both with the new ball, where they got it in the right areas and got the ball to talk and at the death overs, with the yorkers, they remained winless throughout the tournament proper. But that shouldn't discourage them from continuing to improve and who knows, at this rate, they might develop into a team that is not just good enough to get into the next World T20 qualifiers, but perhaps qualify for the tournament as well.