Career
He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has represented Sri Lanka at every level from Under-13s onward. In 1998 he toured with Sri Lanka in England.
In 1999 he had a surprising year, in which, following his exploits in Kuala Lumpur the previous year, he played in Australia, Sharjah (in the Coca Cola trophy) and Zimbabwe, where he made his Test debut for his country.