Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Royal College, Colombo has produced many academics and top class sportsmen in the 1980's. Thejana Saman Jayasinghe is one of them who excelled at school, Club and at International level bringing fame and honour to the country.

Popularly known as 'Saman' in sporting circles is in his sixties and is a member of a family of seven children with five boys and a girl. From his small days he had a close bond with sports and after joining Royal College he got pumped up watching the seniors engage in sports.

When he was 14 years old he opted to play cricket which apparently became his stepping stone in sports, also turned out to be his first love. He then continued playing cricket in the under-14 and 16 teams at college. D...