Lasantha Rodrigo was born in Moratuwa and attended Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa, where he captained the cricket team in 1958 and 1959, and also captained the Ceylon schools team.
B. C. Rodrigo, was principal of Prince of Wales' College from 1933 to 1959.
[3] Batting at number three, he top-scored with 44 for Ceylon in their one-day match against the touring Australians in April 1961.
He worked for Ceylon Cold Stores for 31 years as a mechanical engineer.
[6][7] Rodrigo lives with his wife Sweenie in Moratuwa, opposite Prince of Wales' College.