 He followed this up by touring India with the Sri Lanka national cricket team the following month, during which he made his debut in first-class cricket against the Kerala Chief Minister's XI at Thiruvananthapuram, with Pathmanathan also featuring against Tamil Nadu.The following year he toured Pakistan with Sri Lanka, making one List A and five first-class appearances.After leaving Royal College, he travelled to England to study agricultural and forest sciences at University College, Oxford.