Education
He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.
He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.
Gihan is Sri Lanka"s 30th Twenty20 International Cap. Gihan is OBSERVER-BATA Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2006 and also became the best all rounder in 2006. He captained Nalanda College first XI team in 2006.
Gihan played for Sri Lanka Schools under-17 team at the Asian Schools Cricket Tournament held in Sri Lanka in 2002 and toured with the Sri Lanka under-19 cricket team to Pakistan in 2005.
He was also in the under-19 World Cup Squad in 2004.