 Born in Malaysia in 1986, first represented Malaysia at Under-13 level, playing in the U-13 Tuanku Ja'afar Cup (South East Asian Championships) held in Kuala Lumpur in the year 1999.He was a member of the U-15 Malaysian team which took part in the ACC Under-15 Trophy in Kuala Lumpur in July 2000.He played in the ICC Under-17 Asia Cup the same month and in the ACC Under-17 Asia Cup the following year.