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Full name Bishan Singh Bedi
Born September 25, 1946, Amritsar, Punjab
Current age 61 years 340 days
Major teams India,Delhi,Northamptonshire,Northern Punjab
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
67
101
28
656
50*
8.98
0
1
3
26
0
ODIs
10
7
2
31
13
6.20
70
44.28
0
0
0
4
0
First-class
370
426
111
3584
61
11.37
0
7
172
0
List A
72
45
13
218
24*
6.81
0
0
21
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
67
118
21364
7637
266
7/98
10/194
28.71
2.14
80.3
13
14
1
ODIs
10
10
590
340
7
2/44
2/44
48.57
3.45
84.2
0
0
0
First-class
370
90354
33843
1560
7/5
21.69
2.24
57.9
106
20
List A
72
3686
2087
71
5/30
5/30
29.39
3.39
51.9
1
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v West Indies at Kolkata, Dec 31, 1966 - Jan 5, 1967 scorecard
Last Test
England v India at The Oval, Aug 30-Sep 4, 1979 scorecard
India v Sri Lanka at Manchester, Jun 16-18, 1979 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1961/62 - 1980/81
List A span
1972 - 1981/82
Profile
The purity and perfection of Bedi's art was a connoisseur's dream. He was stealthy, silent and deadly, a master of deception who conjured variations in flight, loop, spin and pace without any perceptible change in action. He bowled with a big heart too, challenging the batsman to hit over the top by giving the ball plenty of air, and was a consistent wicket-taker for most of his career. Helped by a successful county stint with Northamptonshire, he finished with 1560 first-class wickets, more than any other Indian bowler. He was forthright and outspoken throughout his playing career, and inevitably courted controversies: objecting to the use of Vaseline by England bowler John Lever in 1976-7, declaring India's second innings at Kingston in protest against intimidatory bowling by the West Indians in 1976 and, famously, threatening to dump the Indian cricket team in the sea in 1990, when he was the coach. A generous man possessing infinite wisdom, his zest and passion for the game still remains undiminished, although his outburst against various aspects of the modern game sometimes make him seem prone to the incurable malaise of bitterness.
H Natarajan
