[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler,[2] he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1993 and 2001.
[3] Born in Malacca in 1963,[2] Ramesh Menon made his debut for Malaysia in the 1993 Saudara Cup match against Singapore,[3] next playing for them in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Nairobi.
[4] In 1998, after playing in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series,[3] he made his List A debut against Pakistan International Airlines in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day competition.
[5] After playing in his final Saudara Cup match in August,[3] he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur.
[5] Following the Commonwealth Games, he played in the ACC Trophy in Nepal in October.