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Bishan Singh Bedi, born on 25 September 1947 in Putlighar, Amritsar, passed away at the age of 77. Former captain Bishan Singh Bedi played his first match for Punjab at the age of 15. Before this, he played cricket at the district level.
Bishan Singh Bedi did his schooling from St. Francis School. After this he reached Hindu College. He was a star cricket player of Hindu College. It is said that in the 1960s, when Bishan Singh Bedi used to hold the bat at the Gandhi Ground or the Khalsa College Cricket Ground, crowds of Amritsar youths would gather for hours to watch him.
In an interview given to Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, Bishan Singh Bedi said that he wanted to spend his last days in Amritsar. He used to say – I was born here, I want to spend my last days here. He always regretted that after him Madan Lal, Mahendra Singh and Amarnath, no Amritsar youth played for the Indian cricket team for decades. Harvinder Singh made it to international cricket, but could not be a part of the main team for long.
Khalsa College considered the cricket ground important
Bishan Singh Bedi liked Khalsa College Cricket Ground more than Gandhi Ground. He said that a more beautiful college and cricket ground cannot be found anywhere else. When they used to play here, there was a pending ground, now this ground has become of international standard.
Started playing to reduce obesity
The India-West Indies match was playing on the radio. He listened to all the commentary. It is said that after this he decided to run the bat. They were very heavy. He used to play extra to lose weight.
Spinners took over in the 60s
Between 1960-70, Bishan Singh Bedi surprised everyone with his bowling. It is said that spinners ruled cricket in that decade. Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Irapalli Prasanna and S Venkataraghavan along with Bishan Singh Bedi formed a group that defeated the opposing cricket teams.
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