Bishan Singh Bedi

Bishan Singh Bedi

 Bishan Singh Bedi About this sound pronunciation (help·info) (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.

B.S. Bedi

Personal information

Full name Bishan Singh Bedi

Born 25 September 1946 (age 69)

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