Though he was not selected for a BCCI central contract and didn't play a single game for India in 2013-14, he could not fulfill his dream of a World Cup spot. His IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians, retained the off-spinner and he repaid their faith by finishing as their second-highest wicket taker. Amid the recent controversy over bowling actions, it emerged that he had been pulled up for his action by the ICC twice, in 1999 and 2006, and he was able to correct it on both occasions.