 Born in Nepal in 1981, Manoj Baishya first represented his country at Under-19 level, playing in the 2000 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka.It was five years before he made his début for the senior side, when he played for Nepal in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy, in which Nepal finished third after beating Qatar in a play-off.Later in 2005 he played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, the UAE and Hong Kong.