Rameshchandra Gangaram 'Bapu' Nadkarni is known for his record of most consecutive maiden overs, with
21 consecutive maiden overs bowled against England in 1964. He holds an average of
1.67 runs per over in his 41 match Test Career. Though he is mostly known for known for his bowling, he was an allrounder. He has an batting average of 40.36 in his 141 first class match career.
He used to practice by putting a coin on the pitch and hitting it on every delivery.
References:
- http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080410124832AAedp1n
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bapu_Nadkarni
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31760.html
