 In July 2009, Mubarak was selected to captain the Sri Lanka Board XI against India.In August 2009, he scored 160 for Sri Lanka A against Pakistan A and in September 2009 he captained and guided Sri Lankan domestic champions Wayamba to the Champions League in India.In July 2002 he made his Test debut against Bangladesh, and in November 2002 he made his ODI debut against South Africa and participated in the 2003 World Cup hosted by South Africa.