| International Debut | | ODI | 29 June 2021 against England at Chester-le-Street, England |
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| Test | 29 November 2021 against West Indies at Galle |
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| T20 | 25 July 2021 against India at Colombo (RPS) |
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| Jersey Number | #72 (Sri Lanka), #72 (Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League) |
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| Domestic/State Teams | - Jaffna Kings
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
- Chennai Braves
- Colombo Stars
- Galle Cricket Club
- Kandy Warriors
- Samp Army
- Sinhalese Sports Club
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| Coach/Mentor | - Dhanushka Denagama
- Saman Jayantha
- Roy Dias
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| Batting Style | Left-hand Bat |
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| Bowling Style | Right-arm Offbreak |
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| Notable Achievements | - Captained Sri Lanka’s Under-19 team in a series against Australia and Bangladesh.
- Helped his school reach the final in inter-school twenty-20 competition in 2014-15.
- Scored his first ODI century in June 2022 against Australia, helping Sri Lanka win.
- Finished as Sri Lanka’s highest run-scorer in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
- Scored his third ODI century on 6 January 2024 during the first ODI against Zimbabwe.
- Currently serves as the captain of the Sri Lanka national team in the ODI format.
- Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 2015 and 2016.
- Top run-scorer for Sri Lanka at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup.
- In 2024, appointed captain of Sri Lanka’s ODI and T20I teams.
- Vice-captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team in T20Is.
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| Latest News | - date: 30/07/2024 summary: Sri Lanka Cricket appointed Charith Asalanka as the new ODI captain, replacing Kusal Mendis. The move also came after Asalanka had already been named T20I captain following Wanindu Hasaranga's resignation from that role after Sri Lanka's early exit from the 2024 T20 World Cup.
- date: 24/01/2025 summary: Charith Asalanka was named captain of the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for 2024. He earned the honor after a strong year in which he scored 605 runs in 16 matches, including a highest score of 101 and multiple half-centuries.
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