5 bowlers who conceded most runs in a Test innings without picking up a wicket

4. Erapalli Prasanna (India) 0/187 v England

189 wickets from 49 Test matches, EAS Prasanna was one of India’s top notch spinner during the 60s and 70s. A kind of bowler who made the batsman think, Prasanna could read the mind of the batsman and commit him to his plan.

But talking about the horrific outings, one of Prasanna’s forgettable game came against DB Close’s England side in the year 1967. England put up a strong performance in the first innings of the first Test at Leeds, with Geoffrey Boycott scoring a double ton. India were left wanting with Prasanna bowling 59 overs without causing a single breakthrough.

The off-break bowler gave away 187 runs as England posted 550 on the board.

He did pick a wicket in the second innings but that turned out to be too little too late, with England cruising past the visitors by 6 wickets. India went on to face a whitewash as England wrapped up all three Test matches convincingly.