Mario Villavarayan
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Mario Suresh Villavarayan (born 22 August 1973 in Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil origin. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played 116 first-class and 58 List A matches for various teams in Sri Lanka. He never played Test cricket or One Day International for Sri Lanka, but did represent them in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He also represented the Sri Lanka 'A' side.
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.