Mahesh has been a cricket fanatic since he began wielding the willow at his alma mater Dharmapala College Pannipitiya from the under 13. Speaking of his early cricket career he pays respect to his junior coaches Upali Somasiri, S.B. But the eagerness of becoming a cricket coach made him discontinue his successful cricket playing career and today Mahesh does not regret the decision he took and the question to be asked is whether he has been rewarded for the unprecedented titles he has under his belt as a coach. “The involvement at club level was no doubt with the coincidence meeting of Godfrey Dabrera in 1998 when I was coaching Nomads. “The wins saw Chilaw Marians being promoted to the Sara Trophy tournament and we became joint champions.

Source: Sunday Times July 28, 2018 19:18 UTC