6 Records held by Indian cricketers that are impossible to break

5. Bapu Nadkarni’s 21 consecutive maidens in a Test innings

This generation of cricket fans didn’t know about Bapu Nadkarni. But for those who followed the sport back in the 1960s, he was certainly one of the spinners who was mainly known for being an economical bowler. During his time, the batters faced difficulties of playing Nadkarni’s left-arm spin as their chances of scoring runs against him were either nil or negligible.

One of India’s most economical bowlers in red-ball cricket, he bowled a record 21 consecutive maiden overs in the first Test match against England in Madras on January 12, 1964. He did not get any wickets in this innings but gave away only five runs, finishing with figures of 32-27-5-0 and an all-time best economy of 0.15 (minimum 60 balls). This record is pretty  unbreakable because such a thing is unlikely to happen again.

Overall, Nadkarni featured in 41 Tests from 1955 to 1968 and managed to take 88 wickets in a stunning economy of 1.67. Apart from bowling, he was also effective at batting in the lower order, scoring 1,414 runs at an average of 25.70.