Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan and Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka voiced their frustrations over the Asia Cup 2025 press conference in Dubai, just hours before their respective teams’ opening matches. Rashid, ahead of Afghanistan’s clash with Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi, highlighted the logistical strain of travelling over an hour and a half immediately after attending […]

Former India player Aakash Chopra has said that the Mumbai Indians (MI) are unlikely to add Charith Asalanka to their playing XI for the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 against the Punjab Kings (PBKS). He added that MI don’t have a lot of Indian seam-bowling options, and would have to play an additional overseas pacer if […]

Charith Asalanka’s first assignment as the T20I captain of Sri Lanka didn’t go well but being the ODI captain it went well as Sri Lanka went on to register a series win over India for the first time after 27 years as well. However, Asalanka lauded his spinners who dismantled Team India’s strong squad as […]

The joy was palpable on Virat Kohli’s face after Riyan Parag got Charith Asalanka out during the ongoing third ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match began in favor of Sri Lanka, who won the toss and opted to bat first. Their openers Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando […]

Skipper Charith Asalanka of the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team has been brilliance personified for his home team in the ongoing second ODI against the India National Cricket Team. This match is being held at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, and Asalanka’s performance has been a highlight in this game. Charith Asalanka, who proved […]

A massive blow has come to Sri Lanka ahead of the T20I series against India, where star pacer Dushmantha Chameera was declared out of the series owing to injury. According to reports in Sri Lankan media on Wednesday, July 24, the 32-year-old right-arm fast bowler—with 55 wickets from 55 T20Is—would not feature in the upcoming […]

Sri Lanka Cricket announced a 16-member squad for the forthcoming three-match T20I series against India, commencing July 27 in Pallekele. This marks an overhaul in its leadership and makeup as Sri Lanka faces the never-ending task of recovery from their disappointing performance at the recent T20 World Cup 2024. Sri Lanka won only one of […]

Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali has made a rollicking comeback after being taken to cleaners in the match against Sri Lanka. In the 8th match of the ICC World Cup 2023, Hasan Ali picked up 3 wickets, including the crucial wickets of Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first […]

Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, was left disheartened after his team’s dramatic exit from the Asia Cup 2023. The defending champions, Sri Lanka, secured a spot in the final after a thrilling last-ball victory at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 14. Sri Lanka will now face India in the prestigious final on Sunday, […]

The Asia Cup 2023, which had cricket fans eagerly anticipating a thrilling India-Pakistan final clash, took an unexpected turn as Pakistan faced an early exit at the hands of Sri Lanka in the virtual semi-final. In a dramatic showdown at the R Premadasa Stadium, it was middle-order batsman Charith Asalanka who emerged as the hero […]