Former India spinner Bishan Singh Bedi passes away at 77.Here's how legends paid tribute
Bishan Singh Bedi who made his international debut has captained the national team in 22 matches in the longest format of the game.
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Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi passed away at the age of 77 on Monday, October 23, . Bedi was arguably one of India's all-time finest left-arm spinners.
Since his début at the international level in 1966, Bedi has appeared in 67 Tests and amassed 266 wickets. He has served as the national team's commander in the longest format of the sport, 22 matches. The former cricketer's candid opinions on cricketing matters were widely recognized.
Bedi made his Northern Punjab debut at the tender age of fifteen. After that, in 1968, he became a member of the Delhi team, during which he established a record with 64 wickets during the 1974–75 Ranji Trophy season. Bedi represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket from 1972 to 1977.
The cricketer from Amritsar concluded his first-class career with a record-setting 1560 wickets, surpassing the total of any other Indian. In 1974-75, his finest first-class performance was a 7/5 record for Delhi in a match against Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi. In contrast, his highest-scoring Test bowling figures were 7/194 against the same team in Perth in 1977-78 and 10/98 against Australia in Calcutta (formerly known as Kolkata) in 1969-70.
Bedi assumed the captaincy of India in 1976, succeeding Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. His inaugural triumph as captain occurred in the third Test of the 1976 series at Port-of-Spain, against the West Indies. Following that, he led the team to a 2-0 victory in the home series against New Zealand as captain. However, subsequent to successive Test series defeats against England, Australia, and Pakistan, Sunil Gavaskar assumed the captaincy.
Regarding the number of uncontested overs per Test, Bedi is 16.35 behind Lance Gibbs and 16.62 ahead. He holds the world mark for the most economical bowling figures in a 60-over ODI match, despite having only participated in two of them. Bedi received two prestigious honors in recognition of his steadfast dedication to the sport: the Padma Shri in 1970 and the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
Here's how cricketer's paid tribute to Bishan Singh Bedi
