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Bishan Singh Bedi

1946 - 2023

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Bishan Singh Bedi (25 September 1946 – 23 October 2023) was an Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet. He played a total of 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He also captained the national side in 22 Test matches. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bishan Singh Bedi is the 28th most popular cricketer (down from 8th in 2024), the 1,309th most popular biography from India (down from 952nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Bishan Singh Bedi ranks 28 out of 136. Before him are Mohammed Shami, Garfield Sobers, K. L. Rahul, James Anderson, Mitchell Johnson, and Rohit Sharma. After him are Bill Brown, Steve Smith, Syed Kirmani, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, and Faf du Plessis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Bishan Singh Bedi ranks 818. Before him are Kenneth Turan, John Hollins, Johnny Crawford, Bobby Rush, Don Chaney, and Terry Hart. After him are Christine Todd Whitman, Nalini Malani, David Sadler, Ron Boone, William Frederick Fisher, and Don Siegelman. Among people deceased in 2023, Bishan Singh Bedi ranks 594. Before him are Eddie Bernice Johnson, Walewska Oliveira, Rebecca Blank, Elena Pampoulova, Lieuwe Westra, and Zahara. After him are Satish Kaushik, Amy Fuller, Refaat Alareer, Tim Lobinger, Adam Rich, and Raphael Dwamena.

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In India

Among people born in India, Bishan Singh Bedi ranks 1,309 out of 1,861. Before him are S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Sharat Saxena (1950), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Pankaj Advani (1985), Aarya Babbar (1982), and Tom Alter (1950). After him are Anita Nair (1966), Karun Chandhok (1984), Shashi Deshpande (1938), Siddhartha Mukherjee (1970), R. Madhavan (1970), and Rituparno Ghosh (1963).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Bishan Singh Bedi ranks 12. Before him are VVS Laxman (1974), Ravindra Jadeja (1988), Ravichandran Ashwin (1986), Mohammed Shami (1990), K. L. Rahul (1992), and Rohit Sharma (1987). After him are Syed Kirmani (1949), Rahul Dravid (1973), Sourav Ganguly (1972), Anil Kumble (1970), Virender Sehwag (1978), and Mithali Raj (1982).

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