25 Unbelievable facts about Indian cricket

15. The Indian bowler who bowled 21 maidens in a row

Bapu Bowls

Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni, who is famously referred to as 'Bapu' Nadkarni once bowled 21 maiden overs in a row. He achieved this feat when India played England for the first time in Tests back in 1964. The left-arm spinner is known to be a miser with the ball in hand and was famous for the highly economical spells that he bowled.

Nadkarni was also pretty much capable with the bat. He scored 1,414 runs in 41 Tests (67 innings) at an average of nearly 26. He hit one century and seven half-centuries in his career. Bapu bowled over 9,000 balls and picked up 88 wickets in Tests. He has got four five-wicket hauls in an innings and one ten-wicket haul in a match.

Bapu was quite a force in first-class cricket and has piled up 8,880 in 191 games. He also has 500 wickets to his name.