He also stood in the 4th Test, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Madras, in January 1979, with Jiban Ghosh.
The first day of the first India-Pakistan Test, also in Bangalore, was interrupted when a swarms of bees flew over the field, and the players and umpires threw themselves to the ground to escape.
He was standing at the other end at Bombay in November 1983 when Desmond Haynes was give out "handled the ball" - the fourth in Test history.
His last Test, and also his last first-class match, as an umpire was played between India and England at Wankhede Stadium in Bombay in November 1984.
He also stood in 6 One-day Internationals between 1981 and 1985, including 3 in Sharjah, and umpired one Women's Test, played between Australia and India at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in January 1984.