He was named as the player of the decade 1985-1995 by AIFF. He also maintained a clean sheet of 576 minutes in the 1984 Santosh cup, he holds the Indian record.

He represented the national side in 1956 and 1960 Olympics, and was part of the team that won gold medal in 1962 Asian Games.

His important saves in AFC Challenge Cup 2008 helped India to qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 24 year.

He is undoubted, the best goalkeeper in India right now. He Became first Indian to feature in a Europa League with Stabæk.