R. G. NADKARNI
🏏🏏 R. G. NADKARNI (4 Apr 1933 – 17 Jan 2020) Rameshchandra Gangaram "Bapu" Nadkarni was an accomplished left-handed slow orthodox bowling allrounder, with an uncanny knack of keeping the batsmen on a tight leash... Originally from Nashik, Nadkarni's debut and final Tests were against New Zealand, in December 1955 at Delhi and in March 1968 at Auckland respectively... Nadkarni who excelled in badminton, table tennis, kabaddi and kho-kho as well was spotted by Prof. D. B. Deodhar who persuaded him to stick to cricket, convincing him that his footwork on the badminton court would be more effective between the 22 yards strip... Playing 41 Tests for India, Nadkarni scored 1414 runs @25.70, with one century (122*) as his highest, 7 fifties, 22 catches, 88 wickets @29.07 with a best of 6/43, five wickets in an innings 4 times and ten in a match once... Representing Maharashtra in the domestic circuit from 1951-52 to