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Bishen Singh Bedi

B.S. Bedi
Personal information
Full name Bishan Singh Bedi
Born (1946-09-25) 25 September 1946 (age 70)
Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Bowler, coach
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 113) 31 December 1966 v West Indies
Last Test 30 August 1979 v England
ODI debut (cap 2) 13 July 1974 v England
Last ODI 16 June 1979 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years Team
1968–1981 Delhi
1972–1977 Northamptonshire
1961–1967 Northern Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 67 10 370 72
Runs scored 656 31 3584 218
Batting average 8.98 6.20 11.37 6.81
100s/50s 0/1 –/– 0/7 0/0
Top score 50* 13 61 24*
Balls bowled 21364 590 90315 3686
Wickets 266 7 1560 71
Bowling average 28.71 48.57 21.69 29.39
5 wickets in innings 14 0 106 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 20 0
Best bowling 7/98 2/44 7/5 5/30
Catches/stumpings 26/– 4/– 172/– 21/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 9 November 2014

Bishan Singh Bedi About this sound pronunciation  (sometimes spelt as Bishen Singh Bedi; born 25 September 1946) is a former Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet. He played a total of 67 test and took 266 wickets. He also captained the national side in 22 Test matches. Bedi wore a colourful patka and has voiced outspoken and forthright views on cricketing matters.

In Indian domestic cricket, Bedi first played for Northern Punjab when only fifteen, having taken up cricket only two years previously, a particularly late age for this sport. He moved to Delhi in 1968–69 and in the 1974–75 season of the Ranji Trophy, he took a record 64 wickets. Bedi also represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket for many years. He finished his career with 1560 wickets in first-class cricket—more than any other Indian.


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