Batting great Sachin Tendulkar posted a heartfelt note for legendary India spinner Bishan Singh Bedi who passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness. Bishan, born in Amritsar in 1946, died at the age of 77. The former India captain was battling illness for a long time and is survived by his wife Anju, son Angad and daughter Neha.
Tendulkar recalled special moments with Bedi in an emotional post on his social media platform X.
“Sashu,” he’d say with warmth that only he possessed. To Bishan Paaji, I wasn’t just another cricketer; I was like a son. Under his nurturing guidance, I scored my first 100 in England. On chilly NZ evenings, we’d sit over meals, and I’d hang on to every story he told, every piece of wisdom he shared. Today, there’s an echoing silence where his voice used to be. The world seems a little emptier without you, Paaji. Rest in the eternal peace you so deserve,” he posted.
“Sashu,” he’d say with warmth that only he possessed. To Bishan Paaji, I wasn’t just another cricketer; I was like a son. Under his nurturing guidance, I scored my first 100 in England. On chilly NZ evenings, we’d sit over meals, and I’d hang on to every story he told, every… pic.twitter.com/z0ahschCvp— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 23, 2023
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Bedi, considered to be one of the greatest left-arm spinners to have played the game, was part of the famous Indian spin quartet alongside Erapalli Prasanna, B.S. Chandrashekar and S. Venkataraghavan that won India many matches in both home and overseas conditions in the 1970s.
The left-arm spinner claimed 266 wickets with 14 five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul.
He also took seven wickets in 10 ODI matches, apart from captaining India in 22 Tests – with its most memorable wins coming in Melbourne and Sydney Tests in the 1977-78 tour of Australia.
His left-arm spin bowling was known for the mastery he had of flight, loop and spin, along with using subtle variations to outwit batters at the crease, with tiny adjustments made in his superior arm speed release points.
He was the manager of the Indian team briefly in 1990. He was also an outspoken, unfazed and fearless voice on all matters related to the sport, calling a spade a spade, during and after his playing days.
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