"The game will survive because of its romance.
I don’t worry for the future of cricket. It is secure."
[Bishan Singh Bedi]
Bishan Singh Bedi: The man who turned left-arm spin bowling into a fine art!
Bishan Singh Bedi seemed to have the ball on a string – so incredible was his control of flight and loop. He could make the ball hold or hurry almost at will as it traversed the winding arcs in air.
In his prime, Bishan Singh Bedi was the most “revered” bowler in the business. Not for nothing did the critics describe him as a “poetry” in motion as Bedi worked his way to success with his subtle art of “foxing” the batsmen.
His captaincy days continued to be full of untold guts, some glory and a lot of controversy. There was the memorable Test win at Port-of-Spain as India scored 406 in the fourth innings. In the following Test at Jamaica, he characteristically refused to buckle under intimidation and declared the innings with just five wickets down and plenty in arrears, protesting against the tactics of Michael Holding and the others.
He is an incorrigible cricket romantic. The eternal traditionalist, a giant of the game whose art was a medium of joy and expression on the field. For Bishan Singh Bedi, playing cricket is like “indulging in understanding the essence of life.” Cricket, Bedi insists, truly reflects the “state of the society” since it appeals to every section of it. In his prime, Bedi was the most “revered” bowler in the business. Not for nothing did the critics describe him as a “poetry” in motion as Bedi worked his way to success with his subtle art of “foxing” the batsmen.
“It was a lovely battle with the batsmen.
I loved exploring the situation to make my impression,”