 Born in Port Dickson in 1974, Jeevandran Nair first played for Malaysia in one match of the 1996 Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore, also playing in that year's Saudara Cup match.In 1997, after playing all three matches of the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series, he played in the 1997 ICC Trophy, hosted in Kuala Lumpur.He made his List A debut in March 1998, after playing in that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy series, playing three matches in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day competition.