He was adjudged outstation cricketer of the year in 1974 [3] In hockey he captained the under 16 and 19 teams of St. Sylvester's and led them to the Kandy Schools Championship in 1974.
He moved to S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia Sri Lanka, where he won colours in Cricket, Hockey and Athletics.
In Athletics he was part of a relay team which included rugby players PL Munasinghe, Devaka Fernando and Michael Jayasekera.
[4] Other teammates included Saliya Ahangama, Guy de Alwis, Arittha R Wikramanayake and Michael Jayasekera.
[5] He first played for Sri Lanka in a one-day fixture against Zimbabwe in 1983, toured Sharjah in 1984 for the first ever Asia Cup against India and Pakistan.