Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni passed away yesterday, family sources confirmed. He was best known for bowling a record 21 successive maiden overs in a Test match.

Nadkarni was 86 and is survived by his wife and two daughters. His son-in-law Vijay Khare said that he died of old-age related problems.

Nadkarni, a left-handed batsman and slow-left arm orthodox bowler. He played 41 Tests in which he scored 1414 runs and grabbed 88 wickets with 6/43 as his best bowling figures.

Nadkarni was a Mumbai stalwart having played 191 first-class matches and taken 500 wickets and scored 8880 runs.

 The Nashik-born cricketer made his Test debut against New Zealand in Delhi in 1955 and played his last Test at Auckland against the same opponents in 1968 under MAK Pataudi's captaincy.