[1][2] A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[3] he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997.
[4] Born in Negeri Sembilan in 1977,[3] Madhavan made his debut for Malaysia in the annual Saudara Cup match against Singapore in September 1997.
[6] He finished the year playing in the ACC Trophy,[5] with Malaysia losing to Bangladesh in the final.
[7] Over the following years, he became almost an ever present for Malaysia, playing in every Stan Nagaiah Trophy and Saudara Cup match against Singapore until 2005, also playing in the ACC Trophy tournaments of 2000, 2002 and 2004 over the same time period, in addition to a match for Malaysia against the ECB National Academy in February 2003.
[8] He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing against Nepal and the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.