[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1993.
[3] Born in Johor in 1974,[2] Selvaratnam first represented his country at Under-19 level, playing in the Youth Asia Cup in Bangladesh in 1989 when only 15.
[4] He made his debut for the senior side three years later, playing in the VOLVO cup quadrangular in Thailand also involving Singapore, Hong Kong, and the host nation.
[citation needed] In 1998, he made his List A debut, playing for Malaysia against the Pakistan International Airlines cricket team in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic competition.
[4] In 2005, he played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Hong Kong, and Nepal, also returning to the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series for the first time in four years.