Bishan Singh Bedi Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More » LyricsAndBio

Names Earned Poetry in Motion , Sardar of Spin , Rebel with a Cause , Eternal Traditionalist Profession Cricketer (Bowler) Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters– 170 cm
in meters– 1.70 m
in feet & inches– 5’ 6” Cricket International Debut Test– On 31 Dec 1966 against West Indies at Eden Gardens in Calcutta (now Kolkata)

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.

Domestic/State Team • Northern Punjab (1961–1967)
• Delhi (1968–1981)
• Northamptonshire (County cricket) (1972–1977) Coach/Mentor • Gurpal Singh
• Gyan Prakash Batting Style Right hand bat Bowling Style Slow left arm orthodox Records (main ones) • Most wickets amongst Indian bowlers in first-class cricket
• 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 Awards, Honours, Achievements • Indian Cricketer of the Year in 1967
• 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 Personal Life Date of Birth 25 September 1946 (Wednesday) Age (as of 2021) 75 Years Birthplace Amritsar, Punjab, British India Zodiac sign Libra Signature Nationality Indian Hometown Amritsar, Punjab School Saint Francis School, Amritsar College/University Hindu College, Amritsar Educational Qualifications Graduate Hobbies Reading books, Cooking Controversies • Vaseline Incident– In 1977/78 during an England tour of India, Bedi accused England’s John Liver of using vaseline to polish the ball during the third test at Madras. However, this allegation proved wrong when it was found that John Liver wore vaseline terrazzo to keep the sweat away from his eyes.

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.

Relationships & More Marital Status Married Family Wife/Spouse • Glenith

• Anju Inderjit Bedi

Children Son– Angad Bedi

Gavas Inder Bedi

Daughter– Neha Bedi (a lifestyle columnist and vlogger)

Gillinder Bedi

Daughter-in-law Neha Dhupia (former Miss India 2002, Model, Actress) Grandchildren Grand-daughter– Mehr Dhupia Bedi (born on 18 November 2018)

Grandson– Name not known (born on 3 October 2021)

Parents Father– Gyan Singh Bedi (President of District Congress Committee) Siblings 13 Siblings Favourites Cricketer Batters– Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar Actress Sharmila Tagore Singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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