Geoff Allardice, chief executive of the International Cricket Council, said Bedi was one of the masters of flight and turn. He led India 22 times in total, winning six of them. His first win as test captain came at Port-of-Spain when India reached 406-4 in a historic chase. He kept on troubling major test playing nations before eventually succeeding Mansoor Ali Khan as India skipper in 1976. Condolences to his family and admirers.”īedi made his test debut against West Indies on the last day of 1966, and took 21 wickets in a home test series against Australia at the end of 1969. “He will continue to inspire future generations of cricketers. India Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes, saying on X: “His passion for the sport was unwavering and his exemplary bowling performances led India to numerous memorable victories. He is survived by his wife and two children. The orthodox spinner took 1,560 first-class wickets - the most by any Indian bowler ever - playing for various teams including Delhi and Northern Punjab in India and Northamptonshire in England. He played only 10 ODIs between 1974-79, picking up seven wickets.
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