Charith Panduka Senanayake (born 19 December 1962) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and businessman.
[1] He also served as manager of Sri Lanka national cricket team for a considerable period of time.
[9] Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusingha subsequently secured their positions as openers in test team which left no room for Charith to regain his place in the side.
He then moved to Kenya in 1998 due to lack of opportunities in Sri Lanka in order to pursue his cricketing career.
In December 1998, he won the Best All-Round Award in Kenya's Coastal Province and was also recognized for his captaincy steering Mombasa Sports Club to win their maiden CCA Postel Knockout Trophy.
[22] In December 2016, he was replaced by Ranjit Fernando as the manager of Sri Lankan team on a rotational basis for the tours of South Africa and Australia.
[24][25][26] In November 2018, he again resigned as the team manager in wake of Sri Lanka's humiliating defeat against England at Galle in first of the three match test series and was subsequently replaced by Jeryl Woutersz.