 In an indoor tournament India Krishnan revenged himself by winning the final against Arkinstall.In 1956 Arkinstall played the Nation Cup for his country - he lost the men's doubles match with Lew Hoad against his Italian opponents Guiseppo Merlo and Orlando Sirola (numbers two).In 1958 he played as a professional in his debut at the Wembley Championships in London when he lost the first round of his compatriot Frank Sedgman.