He received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player.

He retired in 1978, after a tour of Pakistan which also signaled the decline of Bishen Singh Bedi and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar.

Widely respected and feared in domestic cricket as well, he enjoyed bowling to batsmen that were willing to try to hit him.

He had a neat, brisk, high action and marvellous control of line, length, and flight.

He spun the ball in a classic high loop towards the batsman, increasing his chances of beating his adversary in the air.