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Asalanka eyes top-three ranking for resurgent Sri Lanka
The Island
|July 02, 2025
Not every captain is born to lead. Some inherit the role, others grow into it. Charith Asalanka belongs firmly in the latter camp — groomed from his schoolboy days, captaining the Sri Lanka Under-19 side, and earmarked early as a future leader. Now at the helm of the national ODI team, the left-hander has not just steadied the ship but steered it into calmer, more ambitious waters.
Not every captain is born to lead.
Some inherit the role, others grow into it. Charith Asalanka belongs firmly in the latter camp - groomed from his schoolboy days, captaining the Sri Lanka Under-19 side, and earmarked early as a future leader. Now at the helm of the national ODI team, the left-hander has not just steadied the ship but steered it into calmer, more ambitious waters.
When Asalanka assumed the reins, Sri Lanka languished at No. 9 in the ICC ODI rankings. Eighteen months later, they sit proudly in fourth, having scalped giants like Australia and India along the way. But the 28-year-old southpaw isn't one to rest on his laurels.
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