Rohan Mark Selvaratnam (born 12 March 1974) is a Malaysian
cricket
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er. A right-handed
batsman
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and right-arm
medium pace
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bowler,
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Biography
Early career
Born in Johor
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in 1974, Selvaratnam first represented his country at Under-19 level, playing in the Youth Asia Cup in Bangladesh
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in 1989 when only 15.[Other matches played by Rohan Selvaratnam](_blank)
at CricketArchive 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. His first major tournament was the 1994 ICC Trophy
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tournament in Nairobi
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at CricketArchive
He played in the annual Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore for the first time in February 1995. He played in the series every year from then on until 2001. He returned to the Saudara Cup match in 1997, playing in that match every year until 2004, except for 2002. He played in the 1997 ICC Trophy
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Bangladesh national ...
, which was held in Malaysia
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. For many years in between, he served as vice-captain of the Malaysian team and in 1998 captained Malaysia for the first time in the Saudara Cup.
In 1998, he made his List A
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debut, playing for Malaysia against the Pakistan International Airlines cricket team
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in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic competition. Later in the year, he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament of the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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, hosted in Kuala Lumpur. He played in the ACC Trophy
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in Nepal the same year.
Later career
He played in the 2000 ACC Trophy, and in the 2001 ICC Trophy
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in Ontario the following year where he returned to captained Malaysia. He did not play for Malaysia in 2002, returning for a match against the ECB National Academy
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in February 2003, also playing in the Saudara Cup match later in the year. He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing against Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
and the UAE
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in the ICC Intercontinental Cup
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.First-class matches played by Rohan Selvaratnam
at CricketArchive He also played in the ACC Trophy that year, in addition to an
ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament
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match against
Hong Kong
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.
In 2005, he played
ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament
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matches against Singapore, Hong Kong, and Nepal, also returning to the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series for the first time in four years. He played in the series again the following year, also playing
ACC Premier League
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matches against Hong Kong, Nepal, and the UAE, and in that year's ACC Trophy. He most recently represented his country in the 2007
ACC Twenty20 Cup
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, where he played against Nepal and
Oman
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.
References
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1974 births
Living people
People from Johor
Malaysian people of Tamil descent
Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent
Malaysian cricketers
Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia