in meters– 1.70 m
in feet & inches– 5’ 6”
ODI– On 13 July 1974 against England at Yorkshire Cricket Ground in Leeds, England
T20I– Did not play
Note- There was no T20 at that time.
• Delhi (1968–1981)
• Northamptonshire (County cricket) (1972–1977)
• Gyan Prakash
• First Indian cricketer to take 200 Test wickets.
• Second highest wicket-taker in India-New Zealand tests with 57 wickets after Richard Hadlee
• Only man who was a part of India s first overseas Test victories against New Zealand, West Indies, England, and Australia.
• Best bowling average in terms of Indian bowling pair in tests alongwith Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (27.96)
• Second best economy rates among Indian bowlers who have taken 100 or more wickets in test (2.14) after Vinoo Mankad.
• Most economic spell in 60-over ODI game with 12 overs and 6 runs against East Africa on 11 June 1975
• Only man who was a part of India s first overseas Test victories against New Zealand, West Indies, England, and Australia
• Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1969
• Padma Shri Award by the Government of India in 1970
• CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004
• He was inducted into the Wisden India Hall of Fame in 2015
• Match Forfeiting incident– In 1978, during an international game against Pakistan at Sahiwal when India required 23 runs off 14 balls with eight wickets in hand, Bedi recalled the batter from the field and conceded the game in protest to their bowler Sarfraz Nawaz who had bowled four bouncers in an over without being called a wide by the umpire.
• Anju Inderjit Bedi
Gavas Inder Bedi
Daughter– Neha Bedi (a lifestyle columnist and vlogger)
Gillinder Bedi
Grandson– Name not known (born on 3 October 2021)