Silva started off his cricketing career at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where he Captained the First XI team in the historic 125th The Battle of the Blues.
[1] During his school career he showed his ability to scoring big runs consistently during the seasons and his knack for putting up fighting, gritty innings.
Silva received strong support from his father, a well recognized cricket coach, and credits him for the solid batting technique he has developed.
[6] After being a member of the Sri Lanka A side since 2009, Silva made his Test debut in October 2011 in a series against Pakistan.
[13] On 25 September 2017, Silva was re-called into the test squad for Pakistan series in UAE[14] and played the first match back again as the opener.
[15][16] Kaushal Silva is married to a Sri Lankan teledrama actress and a singer, Bhagya Hettiarachchi.