He was suffering from age-related ailments and had had several surgeries in previous years.
Bedi, regarded as one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, captained India in 22 of his 67 Tests and collected 266 wickets.
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He made his debut against the West Indies in 1966 and played his final Test at The Oval against England in 1979.
Bedi also played English county cricket for Northamptonshire, finishing his career with the most first-class wickets of any Indian bowler, 1,560.
He had multiple surgery in the preceding years and was suffering from age-related problems.
Bedi, widely considered as one of the finest spin bowlers of all time, led India in 22 of his 67 Tests and took 266 wickets.
He debuted against the West Indies in 1966 and played his final Test against England at The Oval in 1979.
Bedi also played English county cricket for Northamptonshire, where he finished his career with 1,560 first-class wickets, the highest of any Indian bowler.
Bedi was an ideal spin bowler for purists, sporting his signature pink or vivid blue turban. He had a relaxed run-up and a flowing bowling motion because it was his natural skill. H Natarajan, a cricket writer, defined the left arm spinner as “stealthy, silent and deadly, a master of deception who conjured variations in flight, loop, spin and pace without any perceptible change in action”
“Bedi flighted the ball higher than any bowler in international cricket; if he could challenge quick-footed batsmen thus, it was only because his command was so complete that he would make the ball descend far quicker than it went up,” wrote Ramachandra Guha, a historian and author of A Corner of a Foreign Field, a book on Indian cricket.
Former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani, who played 88 Tests for the country, once remarked Bedi could “bowl six different deliveries in an over.”
Sir Garry Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, stated Bedi “took the weight off the ball nicely.” One of England’s best captains, Mike Brearley, described his bowling as “beautiful.”
And Australia’s Sir Donald Bradman, widely considered as the greatest batter of all time, agreed “Bedi was a real study for the connoisseur and amongst the finest bowlers of his type”.
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Bedi was also a unique vocal cricketer who was frequently involved in scandals.
In response to intimidatory bowling by the hosts, he declared India’s second innings at 97-5 against Clive Lloyd’s West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1976.
