Former Indian cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi passes away

India cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed away in Delhi on Monday. He was 77. Bedi had a surgery two weeks ago and was hospitalised since then. He is survived by his son and Bollywood actor Angad Bedi, who is married to actress Neha Dhupia.

Between 1967 and 1979, the legendary spinner played 67 Tests for India, taking 266 wickets. In addition, he took seven wickets in ten One-Day Internationals.

Bedi, along with Erapalli Prasanna, BS Chandrasekhar, and S. Venkataraghavan, was the architect of a sort of revolution in the history of Indian spin bowling. He was instrumental in India’s first ODI victory. In a 1975 World Cup match, his miserly bowling figures of 12-8-6-1 held East Africa to 120 runs.