 He played in his second, and final, Saudara Cup match in August before representing Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur, where he played against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.Following the Commonwealth Games he played in the 1998 ACC Trophy in Nepal, before spending almost four years out of the Malaysian national side.He returned for the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore, which is his last appearance for Malaysia to date.