Jan 20, 2001 08:44 PM
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B S BEDI IN HIS HEY DAYS WAS A GREAT EXPONENT OF THE ART OF LEFT ARM SPIN BOWLING. IN THE EARLY 70S AND 80S IT WAS VERY MUCH A COMMON SIGHT TO SEE IN TEST CRICKET BISHEN BEDI IN OPERATION, EVEN AS EARLY AS THE FOURTH OVER. HE HAS PRODUCED MANY UNPLAYBLE DELIVERIES FOXING THE BATSMEN WITH HIS SUBTLE SPIN AND LOOPING ARC. MANY A CATCHES BOTH IN INDIA AND ABROAD, OFF HIS BOWLING HAD BEEN TAKEN BY CLOSE-IN FIELDS SUCH AS EKNATH SOLKAR,S.VENKATARAGHAVAN AND ABID ALI.ONCE HE PLAYED A MAGNIFICIENT INNINGS AGAINST NEW ZEALAND SCORING OVER 50 RUNS INCLUDING THREE SIXES IN ONE OVER. HE ALONG WITH E A S PRASANNA AND B S CHANDRASEKAR FORMED THE AWESOME SPIN TRIO OF INDIA ON THE CRICKET FIELD.
