 In 1996-97 he took 9 for 15 in an innings in a first-class match for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club against Police Sports Club.After he retired from playing, he served as the Head of Strength and Conditioning at Sri Lanka Cricket for six years before taking up a similar position in Bangladesh in 2014.Mario Villavarayan has resigned from his post to join Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League in 2020.