After playing in the Saudara Cup match for the only time in September 1997, he made his List A debut in 1998, playing four matches for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day tournament. Later in the year he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur. After playing in the ACC Trophy in Nepal that year, he missed 1999, and played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series for the final time in 2000.