4 Indians you didn't know are part of Lord's Honors Board

#2 Ramakant Desai

Tiny Bowls

Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, with a supple run-up, was probably the first genuine fast bowler to have played for India in an era that was dominated by the spinners. Bouncers and the old odd-ball were Desai's most effective weapons against the batsmen. With an unplayable out-swinger in his arsenal, Desai was India's premier bowler, especially at the overseas tour.

Desai's finest amulet of bowling came when India played England at Lord's in the second Test of the 1959 series. At Lord's, he had England in deep crisis at 80 for six and finished with five for 89 in the innings. The Lord's Test happened to be one of the best performances of Desai in his entire career of Test cricket.

RB Desai featured in 28 Tests for India and grabbed 74 wickets at an average of 37.31 and a strike-rate of 75.60 with the best bowling figures reading 6 for 56.