He missed the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series in 1999, and the Saudara Cup match in 2000, but aside from that, played in the annual matches against Singapore every year until 2005.
In 1999, he skipped the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series, and in 2000, missed the Saudara Cup match. However, for the rest of his participation, he played annually against Singapore from then until 2005.