Bishen Singh Bedi

B.S. Bedi

Personal information

Full name

Bishan Singh Bedi

Born

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

India

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 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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