Bishan Singh Bedi

Bishan Singh Bedi

Personal information
Born	(1946-09-25)25 September 1946 Amritsar, Punjab Province, British India
Died	23 October 2023(2023-10-23) (aged 77) New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India
Nickname	Bishu
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Relations	Angad Bedi (son) Neha Dhupia (daughter-in-law)
International information
National side	India (1966–1979)
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
1961–1967	Northern Punjab
1968–1981	Delhi
1972–1977	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 67 10 370 72 Runs scored 656 31 3,584 218 Batting average 8.98 6.20 11.37 6.81 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/7 0/0 Top score 50* 13 61 24* Balls bowled 21,364 590 90,315 3,686 Wickets 266 7 1,560 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 (25 September 1946 – 23 October 2023) was an 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 Tests and took 266 wickets. He also captained the national side in 22 Test matches. Bedi wore a colourful patka^[1] and was always known for his outspoken and forthright views on cricketing matters. He was awarded the Padma Shri award in 1970 and the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.