Tichifunga nezvemashoko anobatsira pamusoro paLasantha Rodrigo, ndiudzei kuti akashanda kwenguva yakareba sei sainjiniya wemichina uye kuti akashanda kunaani.
Context:Lasantha Rodrigo (akaberekwa 28 Chivabvu 1938) aimbove mutambi wekiriketi uyo akatamba mitambo gumi nemana yekiriketi yekutanga yeCeylon pakati pa1959 na1971.  Upenyu nebasa Lasantha Rodrigo akaberekerwa kuMoratuwa uye akapinda Prince of Wales 'College, Moratuwa, kwaakatungamira timu yecricket muna 1958 na1959, uye akatungamirawo timu yezvikoro zveCeylon. Baba vake, J. B. C. Rodrigo, vakanga vari mukuru wePrince of Wales' College kubva muna 1933 kusvika muna 1959.  Akaita zvibodzwa zvake zvepamusoro-soro zvekutanga-kirasi pamutambo wake wekutanga, mumutambo weGopalan Trophy muna 1958/59, paakarova 89. Achirova nenhamba yechitatu, akahwina zvibodzwa 44 zveCeylon mumutambo wavo wezuva rimwe chete vachipesana nevaAustralia vaifamba muna Kubvumbi 1961. Akashanyira India nechikwata cheCeylon muna 1964-65, achitamba mumitambo mitatu yose neIndia, asi achingobudirira zvishoma.  Akashanda kuCeylon Cold Stores kwamakore 31 sainjiniya wemichina. Kukundikana kutora nguva kubasa kuti atambe cricket kwakapfupisa basa rake rekiriketi. Muna 2014 akakudzwa zviri pamutemo neSri Lanka Cricket nekuda kwemabasa ake kukiriketi muSri Lanka, uye akapihwa mazana matatu ezviuru zvemadhora. MunaGunyana 2018, aive mumwe we 49 vaimbove vatambi veSri Lankan vakapihwa neSri Lanka Cricket, kuti vavakudze nekuda kwemabasa avo Sri Lanka isati yave nhengo izere yeInternational Cricket Council (ICC).  Rodrigo anogara nomudzimai wake Sweenie muMoratuwa, pakatarisana nePrince of Wales' College. Vane mwanasikana nomwanakomana.
Lasantha Rodrigo akashanda sainjiniya wemakanika kuCeylon Cold Stores kwemakore 31.