Njengoba kunombhalo wokubhekisela ngoLasantha Rodrigo, ngitshele ukuthi wasebenza isikhathi esingakanani njengonjiniyela wezobunjiniyela nokuthi wayesebenzela bani.
Context:ULasantha Rodrigo (owazalwa ngo-28 Meyi 1938) ungumdlali wekhilikithi owayedlala imidlalo eyi-14 yekhilikithi esezingeni lokuqala yeCeylon phakathi kuka-1959 no-1971.  Ukuphila nomsebenzi ULasantha Rodrigo wazalelwa eMoratuwa futhi wafunda ePrince of Wales' College, eMoratuwa, lapho ayengukaputeni weqembu le-cricket ngo-1958 nango-1959, futhi futhi wayengukaputeni weqembu lezikole zaseCeylon. Uyise, uJ. B. C. Rodrigo, wayengumqondisi wePrince of Wales' College kusukela ngo-1933 kuya ku-1959.  Wathola amaphuzu akhe aphakeme kunawo wonke emdlalweni wakhe wokuqala, emdlalweni weGopalan Trophy ngo-1958/59, lapho athola khona amaphuzu angama-89. Ebetha inombolo yesithathu, wafaka amaphuzu angama-44 eCeylon emdlalweni wabo wosuku olulodwa ngokumelene nama-Australia ahamba nohambo ngo-Ephreli 1961. Wahambela eNdiya neqembu laseCeylon ngo-1964-65, wadlala kuyo yonke imidlalo emithathu neNdiya, kodwa waba nempumelelo elinganiselwe kuphela.  Wasebenzela iCeylon Cold Stores iminyaka engu-31 njengonjiniyela wemishini. Ukungakwazi ukuthatha isikhathi emsebenzini ukuze adlale ikhilikithi kwanciphisa umsebenzi wakhe wekhilikithi. Ngo-2014 wahlonishwa ngokusemthethweni yiSri Lanka Cricket ngemisebenzi yakhe yekhilikithi eSri Lanka, futhi wanikezwa ama-Rupee angama-300,000. NgoSepthemba 2018, wayengomunye wabadlali bama-cricket abangama-49 baseSri Lanka abahlonishwa yiSri Lanka Cricket, ukuze babahloniphe ngemisebenzi yabo ngaphambi kokuba iSri Lanka ibe yilungu eligcwele le-International Cricket Council (ICC).  URodrigo uhlala nomkakhe uSweenie eMoratuwa, maqondana nePrince of Wales' College. Banendodakazi nendodana.
ULasantha Rodrigo wasebenza njengonjiniyela wemishini eCeylon Cold Stores iminyaka engu-31.