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Detailed explanation-1: -Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni, best known for bowling a record 21 successive maiden overs in a Test match against England, passed away on Friday, family sources confirmed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nadkarni bowled a record 21.5 consecutive overs (131 balls) without conceding a run against England in Madras on January 12, 1964.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known for having one of the best economy rates till date, Rameshchandra Gangaram ‘Bapu’ Nadkarni, is a former Indian all-rounder who played 41 Tests for India. Nadkarni’s cricket career started with the Rohinton Baria Trophy where he represented Pune University in 1950/51.

Detailed explanation-4: -On this day in 1964, in the first Test between India and England in Madras, Bapu Nadkarni bowled 21 maiden overs in a row - a record for six-ball overs that still hasn’t been broken, or ever will be, unless all Tests are played on the sort of wicket that England and India were presented with in Nagpur late last year.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bapu Nadkarni most consecutive maiden overs record. 21 consecutive maiden overs in Test cricket. Bapu Nadkarni, who played for India has the record for most consecutive maiden overs. When India played against England in 1964, he bowled 21 maiden overs one after the other.