Daan van Bunge has represented Netherlands right from age-group cricket. He was a part of the Under-15 World Cup in 1996, and on their Under-17 tour of England in 1997. He made his ODI debut for the national team in the 2002 Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka.

van Bunge was also a part of the Netherlands squad for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. It was a memorable tournament for him as he hit a fantastic 62 against India and followed that up by picking three wickets against England. Later in 2004, he slammed the fastest hundred for MCC Young Cricketers against Surrey Under-19 reaching the milestone in only 38 balls.