{"id":492314,"date":"2023-10-23T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=492314"},"modified":"2023-10-23T19:14:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:44:02","slug":"bishan-singh-bedi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/bishan-singh-bedi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishan Singh Bedi, former India captain and legendary spinner, dies at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bishan Singh Bedi, the former India captain and legendary spinner, died on Monday. He was 77. Bedi was part of the famous spin quartet that also comprised Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar, S. Venkataraghavan in the 1970s. The demise comes as the 2023 World Cup in the ODI format is being held in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishan Singh Bedi was born on September 25, 1946 in Amritsar and was a brilliant left arm bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979. He captained India in 22 Test matches and took 266 wickets in 67 Tests. He finished his first-class career with 1,560 wickets.<br>An orthodox left-arm spinner, Bedi represented India in 67 Tests between 1967 and 1979, picking up 266 wickets at an average of 28.71. He also played 10 ODIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The BCCI mourns the sad demise of former India Test Captain and legendary spinner, Bishan Singh Bedi.<br><br>Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and fans in these tough times.<br><br>May his soul rest in peace \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oYdJU0cBCV\">pic.twitter.com\/oYdJU0cBCV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\/status\/1716405951249744341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His bowling action was described by his peers as the most textbook one. Countless cricketers to come after Bedi have described the influence the left-armer had on their bowling.<br>He was appointed India captain in 1976 after fellow spinner Venkataraghavan. He led India in Test series against West Indies, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand away and led the country against New Zealand and England at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bedi was the gentleman cricketer and was seminal in spotting talent, one of those he spotted being Maninder Singh. Bedi, the man, was not shy of calling a spade a spade even in trying circumstances. His son Angad is an actor.He played a very important role in India\u2019s historic 1971 series victory against England where he was the captain of the team in absence of the injured Ajit Wadekar and helped in solidifying India\u2019s reputation as competitive international team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishan Singh Bedi had a distinguished domestic cricket career particularly with the Delhi team. He served as a mentor to many spin bowlers and played a significant role in nurturing young cricketing talent in India.He is survived by wife Anju Inderjit Bedi and his four children, including actor Angad Bedi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishan Singh Bedi was born on September 25, 1946 in Amritsar and was a brilliant left arm bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979. 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