Like many internationals before he was a product of Pakistan junior teams. After impressive performances with the junior squad he was selected for the tour of Europe in 2002 where he made his debut in series against Spain. He scored in the opening match of the series in a 1-1 draw. He scored three goals in the four match series as Pakistan won the series 0-3. Despite impressive performance he was not part of the next campaign of the tour in England at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He was back in the squad for the Champions Trophy in Germany and Asian Games later in the year.