[1] The Sri Lankan under-19s toured Pakistan late in the 2004–05 season, playing two under-19 Tests and three under-19 One Day Internationals (ODIs) in March and April 2005.
He did not play in the first Test, but was one of three inclusions for the second – he, Nawaz Sardar, and Zohaib Ahmed came into the side, while Abid Ali, Nauman Alavi, and Uzair-ul-Haq were excluded.
[5] In the match, played at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Arsalan came in seventh in the batting order, with the score at 118/5.
Arsalan played no further high-level matches for Sialkot, with his last recorded game coming in July 2008, an inter-district fixture against Gujranwala District.
[1] Arsalan's older brother, Shaiman Anwar, is an international cricketer for the United Arab Emirates.