Australia's Adam Zampa and New Zealand's Mitchell Santner could take inspiration from Bishan Singh Bedi, the former left-arm spinner and India captain, who passed away on Monday at age 77, and still has the fourth-most economical figures, for any bowler in a World Cup match, in the ODIs (12-8-6-1), which came in a World Cup match against East Africa in 1975.
In a statement on Tuesday morning, Bishan Singh Bedi's son and actor Angad Bedi and the rest of the family said they were moved by messages of love which have come their way.
In a heartfelt post on X (formerly Twitter), Anil Kumble recalled how Bishan Singh Bedi agreed to a request of his, wanting him to come to visit RV College of Engineering in Bengaluru.
Bishan Singh Bedi died at the age of 77 in Delhi on Monday, after a prolonged spell of illness.
Bishan Singh Bedi's extraordinary numbers will always accompany him – 266 wickets in 67 Tests, 1,560 wickets in 370 first-class matches – but Bedi was always much more than these statistics.
Bishan Singh Bedi represented India in 67 Test matches between 1967 and 1979 and and was part of the famous spin quartet that played along with Erapalli Prasanna, B.S. Chandrashekar and S. Venkataraghavan.
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The former left-arm spinner could not have timed his attack on the league with millions spent on day one of the IPL-XI auctions in Bengaluru. "IPL is also responsible for bringing in somebody called Justice Lodha Commission.