Bapu Nadkarni

Bapu Nadkarni
Personal information
Full name
Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni
Born(1933-04-04)4 April 1933
Nashik, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died17 January 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 86)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 80)16 December 1955 v New Zealand
Last Test12 March 1968 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 41 191
Runs scored 1,414 8,880
Batting average 25.70 40.36
100s/50s 1/7 14/46
Top score 122* 283*
Balls bowled 9,165 38,193
Wickets 88 500
Bowling average 29.07 21.37
5 wickets in innings 4 19
10 wickets in match 1 1
Best bowling 6/43 6/17
Catches/stumpings 22/– 140/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 February 2020

Rameshchandra Gangaram "Bapu" Nadkarni pronunciation (4 April 1933 – 17 January 2020) was an Indian international cricketer, mainly known for being an economical bowler. The chances of scoring against him was either nil, or negligible.[1]

Nadkarni bowled a record 21.5 consecutive overs (131 balls) without conceding a run against England in Madras on 12 January 1964.

  1. ^ "Former India allrounder Bapu Nadkarni dies aged 86". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2020.