The Indian left-arm spinner has taken 24 wickets in 18 innings overtaking Irfan Pathan's 22 scalps in 12 innings.
In ODI versions of the Asia Cup, Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja has surpassed Irfan Pathan to capture the most wickets for India.
At the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday, Rohit Sharma became the second player to surpass 10,000 ODI runs, behind Kohli Jadeja, in the Super Four stage match against Sri Lanka. In the game, he grabbed two wickets and lost 33 runs. Irfan Pathan's 22 wickets in 12 innings have been surpassed by the Indian left-arm spinner's 24 wickets in 18 innings.
With 19 wickets in nine innings, Kuldeep Yadav is also in the running. Jadeja has taken the fifth-most wickets overall in the Asia Cup. With 30 scalps in 24 innings, Muthiah Muralidaran is in first place on the table.
At the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday, India's bowling assault helped the team advance to the Asia Cup 2023 final with one game remaining after ending Sri Lanka's trend of 13 consecutive victories in one-day international matches
