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PLAYER CAREER

Bapu Nadkarni

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenIndia1955–1968
Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
FormatMatchesBat innsBalls recordedBoundaries recordedFirst scorecardLatest scorecard
Test41672421955-12-161968-03-07
41Internationals
1,414Career runs
1Centuries
88Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
41
Innings
67
Runs
1,414
Average
25.70
Strike rate
—
Highest score
122*
Not outs
12
100s
1
50s
7
Ducks
6
4s
—
6s
2
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
41
Innings
65
Balls
9,165
Maidens
665
Runs conceded
2,559
Wickets
88
Average
29.07
Economy
1.67
Strike rate
104.14
Best innings
6/43
Best match
11/122
4 wickets
2
5 wickets
4
10 wickets
1

Fielding

Matches
41
Innings
73
Catches
22
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
22
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
22
Dismissals / inns
0.301
Best innings
2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

41 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1968-03-07India v New ZealandTestIndia won by 272 runs
1968-02-29India v New ZealandTestIndia won by 8 wickets
1968-02-22India v New ZealandTestNew Zealand won by 6 wickets
1968-02-15India v New ZealandTestIndia won by 5 wickets
1968-01-26Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 144 runs
1968-01-19Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 39 runs
1967-12-23Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 146 runs
1966-12-13India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 6 wickets
1965-03-19India v New ZealandTestIndia won by 7 wickets
1965-03-12India v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1965-03-05India v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1965-02-27India v New ZealandTestMatch drawn

India

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right
  1. 195568 runs
  2. 19589 runs
  3. 1959274 runs
  4. 1960122 runs
  5. 196121 runs
  6. 1962300 runs
  7. 1964375 runs
  8. 196596 runs
  9. 19669 runs
  10. 196718 runs
  11. 1968122 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 19550 wickets
  2. 19582 wickets
  3. 195910 wickets
  4. 196013 wickets
  5. 19615 wickets
  6. 196211 wickets
  7. 196426 wickets
  8. 19654 wickets
  9. 19660 wickets
  10. 19670 wickets
  11. 196817 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
1968691223213.55—00—1—111721.761.5086.64
19671218159.00—0020—20N/A2.60N/A
196612994.50—0000—10N/A3.13N/A
196544967532.00—01110—6442.001.34187.50
196481337512246.87—11460—132619.651.5078.50
19626123007833.33—03—1—91131.001.68110.63
196111212121.00—00—0—2513.400.77104.00
1960691223417.42—00—0—101329.151.65105.53
19596122747622.83—01—0—71037.302.4093.10
195812974.50—00—0—2234.501.90108.50
1955116868N/A—01—0—20N/A2.49N/A
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    Test v New Zealand · Delhi

  2. First five-wicket innings in this archive

    Test v Australia · Brabourne

  3. Highest recorded innings · 122* runs

    Test v England · Kanpur

  4. Best recorded bowling · 6/43

    Test v New Zealand · Wellington

  5. Latest available scorecard

    Test v New Zealand · Auckland