Udan Thejaka the sports star from Kalutara
Kalutara Vidyalaya under 19 cricket team 2022, first row from left to right: Dinuka Thisara, Vishmika Sandeepa, Minindu Pahansara (captain), H.D. Dayarathna ( Deputy Principal primary & sports), Harshana Peiris(Principal), M.D.W.S.K. Perera(M.I.C)Buddika Madushantha (coach), Shaveen Anuka and Sandeep Kavishka. Second row from left to right Tharuka Perera, Venura Kumara, Udan Thejaka, Pawan Sandeepa,Pasindu Dulanja, Hansaka Anupama, Vishwa Dhananjaya, Miyuru Heshan, Yuthika Dilruk, Nithika Fonseka,Kaushila Amodya and Nisal Nethika.
Left arm leg spinner, left hand middle order batsman and safe fielder Welikalage Don Udan Thejaka one of the most popular cricketers of the Kalutara district is a multi talented 17 year old Advance level mathematics student who has various achievements in the history of the Kalutara Vidyalaya in education and sports at school level and national level bringing honour and glory to his loving parents and school. Kalutara Vidyalaya
Udan Thejaka joined Kalutara Vidyalaya in January 2009 and excelled in the academic activities from grade one to five from an early age. then the school Principal and school cricket association President Sarathchandra Silva, teacher in charge of sports and physical education R.A.D.
Konghawaththa and coach Sunil Saluwadana discovered his amazing sports talents based on this he started his sports career successfully and he participated in school, divisional, zonal, district and provincial level cricket tournaments . Apart from this he participated in school and divisional level athletic meets too.
Udan Thejaka started playing the game in 2017 and proved his brilliant skills in every game in which he participated. His first tournament was all Island Kalutara division school under 13 cricket championship – 2018 and bagged 14 wickets from eight matches, In 2019 season captured 22 wickets from eight matches, In 2020 claimed 10 wickets from four matches, in 2021 took 8 wickets from four matches and in 2022 six wickets from six matches. apart from this he represented N.C.C and scored 252 runs and bagged 13 wickets from six matches in India – Sri Lanka junior International league cricket championship T-20 cup tournament and won the man of the match award by scoring 90 not out as opening batsman and taking 3 wickets in the final match which was held at the Kapil Dev stadium in Bangalore India 2018.