Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni passes away at 86

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 ...