The then head coach of Sri Lanka Dav Whatmore influenced his inclusion in the Sri Lanka A team but his first national callup was hampered after sustaining a knee injury while warming up playing football.
[2] In February 2004, he was included in Sri Lanka Board XI squad captained by Russel Arnold for List A match against touring Australia.
[7][8] In July 2021, he was appointed as the temporary batting coach of Sri Lankan team for the home bilateral limited overs series against India replacing Grant Flower who was tested positive for COVID-19.
[2][9][10] He was chosen by Sri Lanka Cricket for a short stint as the batting coach as he spent his time in the bio-secure bubble prior to the series against India.
This biographical article related to a Sri Lankan cricket person born in the 1970s is a stub.