Charith Asalanka

Squad Selection - International

SLC: Sri Lanka squad for Asia Cup 2022

Sri Lanka Cricket - August 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Sri Lanka Cricket Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee at a meeting held on the 10th August 2022, selected the following squad to take part in the Men’s Asia Cup 2022. The Honorable Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe gave his approval...

Players

Huge gains for Roach, Shakib in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings

ICC - June 23, 2022

Photo Credit: ICC Warner, Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva gain in ODI Rankings; Kishan and Karthik progress in T20Is West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach and Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan have made substantial progress in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test...

Players

Root advances to second place in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings

ICC - June 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Professional Cricketers' Association The England batter has overtaken New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Australia's Steve Smith on the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings for batters. Stokes also moves up in rankings for batters, Jamieson rises to third...

Players

De Kock, van der Dussen gain big in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings

ICC - January 27, 2022

Photo Credit: ICC Dhawan, Rahmat, Asalanka and Ngidi also gain in latest weekly update; Roy and Holder move up in T20I rankings South Africa batters Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen have made huge gains in the MRF Tyres ICC...

Notable Quotes

Ian Bishop, Commentator, ICC selecting Jos Buttler, Charith Asalanka in the Official ICC Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament

Cricexec Staff - November 17, 2021

Photo Credit: Twitter profile photo of @irbishi “As with any team selection there will be varying opinions, and robust discussion on the final composition of the squad. The panel respects that... This team was incredibly difficult to select over such...

Player Achievements

Babar Azam named captain of the Official ICC Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament

ICC - November 16, 2021

Photo Credit: ICC Players from champions Australia, runners-up New Zealand, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa feature in the team selected on the basis of performances in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021A post-victory photograph of Australia captain...

Notable Quotes

Mickey Arthur, Head Coach, SL on Pathum Nissanka’s batting talent

Cricexec Staff - November 6, 2021

Photo Credit: LinkedIn profile photo of Mickey Arthur “I’ve watched every cricketer now in Sri Lanka, but I don’t see batting talent like Pathum Nissanka. I’ve always said since the first time I saw Pathum that he’s a wonderful talent....

Interviews

ICC: Pollard devastated but determined as West Indies slip out of Super 12s

ICC - November 5, 2021

Photo Credit: Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard declared himself heartbroken but determined to fight on in the international game as West Indies’s Super 12 fate was confirmed with defeat to Sri Lanka. The Windies saw their ICC Men’s T20 World...

Tournament News

ICC: Sri Lanka lay foundations for another golden era

ICC - November 5, 2021

Photo Credit: Sri Lanka Cricket There is something about Sri Lanka and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Whatever the interim years hold in terms of injuries, retirements and results, they have a time-honoured knack of pulling it together on the...

Players

ICC: Asalanka fills problem position with aplomb as Lions down Tigers

ICC - October 25, 2021

Photo Credit: ICC Only three Sri Lankans have produced bigger knocks in ICC Men’s T20 World Cups than the unbeaten 80 compiled by Charith Asalanka against Bangladesh and their identity shows the scale of the void the 24-year-old is tasked...

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