 He had his most successful season in 1967–68, scoring 605 runs at 37.81, and returned to the notice of the national selectors.After captaining Lahore Greens against Karachi Blues in the long-delayed final of the 1965–66 Ayub Trophy and scoring 118 and 87, he played for The Rest against a Pakistan XI, scoring 43 in each innings.He played in the Karachi Blues team that won the 1967–68 Ayub Trophy, then captained South Zone to victory against the touring Commonwealth XI in Karachi, in a match brought to life by adventurous declarations by both captains.