Stats: Leading wicket-takers for India in Asia Cup history

Ravichandran Ashwin

India’s leading spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have become the 4th and 8th highest wicket-takers respectively for India in Asia Cup history.

When Ashwin picked 3 wickets in the 9th match of Asia Cup between India and Afghanistan on 5th March 2014, he joined Anil Kumble in the list with 14 wickets to his name.

India beat Afghanistan by eight wickets in their last league game of the Asia Cup.

Slow left-arm orthodox Ravindra Jadeja also finds a spot in the list on the back of his performance against Afghanistan. Jadeja claimed 4 wickets for 30 runs in India’s last game and has become 8th leading wicket-taker for India in Asia Cup history with 12 wickets from 10 matches.

Indian seamer Mohammed Shami, who became the 2nd fastest Indian to take 50 wickets in ODIs, is 11th in the list with 9 wickets to his name.

Indian left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan heads the list of leading wickets-takers for India in Asia Cup history with 22 wickets from 12 matches.

Here is the list of leading wicket-takers for India in Asia Cup history:

Note: Stats updated till 6th March 2014