During the, 1994–95 period he briefly served as the deputy captain to Saleem Malik in the Pakistan national team.
He is best known for hitting a Steve Waugh full toss on the last ball in a One Day International at Hobart in 1992–93 for six, when Pakistan needed seven runs to win, tying the match.
A decade later, the Pakistan 'A' team won the 3rd SAARC Quadrangular Trophy in Dhaka, under his captaincy.
Like all true leaders, he led from the front, scoring 67 against Bangladesh, in the first match of the Trophy, and finishing with 91 against India 'A' in the final.
Barely 19, he failed to justify the selectors confidence in him and his four innings in the series yielded only 32 runs.