[4] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

[7] In April 2022, he was signed by the Chennai Super Kings, as a replacement for Adam Milne for the 2022 Indian Premier League.

[9] In 2021, Dhoni apparently watched the clips and footage of Pathirana's bowling in a local schools cricket match in Kandy.

[11][12] In the very first ball, he took the wicket of Shubman Gill, becoming the first Sri Lankan and ninth overall to achieve the feat in IPL.

[17] Pathirana himself revealed that he learned the craft and art of playing T20 cricket through the mentorship of MS Dhoni.

[26] In June 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket announced their 15-member squad for the ICC ODI World Cup qualifier.