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India’s legendary spin bowler Bishan Singh Bedi who also served as the captain of his country’s cricket team has died at the age of 77 sports
Bedi had been battling a prolonged illness and had undergone surgery two weeks ago sports
He was admitted to a hospital in India’s national capital Delhi ever since sports
The former India captain is survived by his son, Bollywood actor Angad Bedi sports
Widely known as one of the greatest spinners produced by India who played international cricket, Bedi made 67 Test appearances and also played 10 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Indian team sports between 1967 and 1979 sports
Bedi, famous for his outstanding accuracy and spin bowling, picked up 266 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 28 sports
71 with 14 five-wicket hauls sports
The left-arm spinner also claimed seven wickets in the 50-over format sports
Out of the 266 Test wickets, Bedi bagged 106 of those as captain, having led the Indian team in 22 Tests sports
One of the architects of India’s spin bowling revolution, Bedi was a part of Indian cricket’s golden quartet of spinners, the others being Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chadrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who shaped the core of India’s bowling unit for more than a decade sports between 1967 and 1978 sports
Amritsar-born Bedi was said to be a creative bowler – his style was defined as elegant, beautiful and crafty sports
He had refined many spin variations and was well known for his rhythm and control on the cricket pitch sports
Bishan Singh Bedi in action on 2 August 1971 (Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)After news of his death on Monday emerged, India’s sports sports minister Anurag Thakur said it was a “huge loss for cricket” sports
The cricketer was one of the most significant figures who had a role to play in India’s first-ever ODI win, in which he registered figures of 12-8-6-1 to restrict East Africa to 120 in a Cricket World Cup 1975 match sports
Bedi represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket for two decades as well, while he played for Northern Punjab and then for Delhi in the Indian domestic circuit sports
The former spinner finished his career with 1,560 wickets in 370 First-Class matches – more than any other Indian player sports
Delhi’s first two titles in the Ranji Trophy – India’s premier First-Class championship – came under Bedi’s captaincy in the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons sports
Delhi also finished as runners-up twice under his watch and all four finals came in a span of five years sports
Bedi retired from all forms of cricket in 1980, which was when he last played in a First-Class game sports
In his post-retirement life, he did not completely cut away from cricket sports
From working as a commentator or a pundit to serving as a national selector and as Team India’s manager, Bedi was closely associated with the game for quite some time sports
Tributes have poured in on Bedi’s passing sports
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi condoled the death on X/Twitter sports
“His passion for the sport was unwavering and his exemplary bowling performances led India to numerous memorable victories sports
He will continue to inspire future generations of cricketers sports
Condolences to his family and admirers,” he wrote sports
“Sad to hear about the demise of the great Bishen Singh Bedi, apart from being a great cricketer, he was an affable person and went the extra mile to help young cricketers,” wrote current Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on X sports
“Bishan Singh Bedi One of our best is no more sports
It’s a loss to our cricketing fraternity sports
My deep condolences to his family,” wrote former India pacer Irfan Pathan sports
“Bishan Singh Bedi played for a long time and provided coaching to the team later sports
His demise is a big loss to the cricket world,” the sports sports minister, Mr Thakur told PTI sports
India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik called Bedi a “true ambassador of the sport” sports
“Deeply saddened to hear about the loss of Bishan Singh Bedi Sir, a legend and a true ambassador of the sport,” he wrote sports
“His contribution to Indian cricket will be remembered forever sports
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Up in the coaches’ box at Ellis Park, Ian Foster exhaled deeply sports
It was August of last year, and the All Blacks head coach’s job had been hanging in the balance, a run of five defeats in six matches putting Foster in the firing line sports
The prognosis looked grim, with the grand old home of South African rugby packed to the rafters with 62,000 Springbok fans who would have loved nothing more than for their side to unseat the coach of their great rival sports
But Foster’s team saved him, shocking South Africa 35-23 to bring their coach back from the brink sports
Only New Zealand and Foster himself will know truly how close he was to losing his job, but there is every possibility that defeat in Johannesburg would have spelled a premature end to Foster’s tenure sports
The players knew what it meant sports
“We were playing for our coach’s job,” scrum half Aaron Smith admitted afterwards sports
Little more than a year later, and Foster is ready to lead New Zealand into a final; there is every chance that on Saturday night, he’ll be a World Cup winner sports
Such a tag would normally ensure a status as something of a national hero – Foster’s predecessors Graham Henry and Steve Hansen both have knighthoods sports
Yet there is still a sense among All Blacks supporters of a lack of fondness for their head coach; the New Zealand rugby public are already in love with another man sports
Scott Robertson will take over Foster’s brief after this tournament, having been braced to step into the breach had things deteriorated further and left Foster’s position untenable last year sports
The clamour for a coach good enough to lead the Canterbury club to seven consecutive Super Rugby titles is understandable, and there is a thought that Robertson’s popularity with players and fans could re-energise the sport sports
Foster was reportedly so scared about the next head coach’s force of personality disrupting this All Blacks’ campaign that he banned him from attending New Zealand’s World Cup fixtures sports
RecommendedHow the incredible Barrett brothers rejuvenated the All BlacksAll Blacks in the red: Why New Zealand need a World Cup win more than you might thinkWho is the referee for the World Cup final?It perhaps doesn’t help matters that the slightly unfashionable Foster can bumble about with the beleaguered look of an office middle manager in a dead-end job, a stark contrast with his all-singing, all-breakdancing successor sports
But Foster has quietly got on with his work to turn the All Blacks around sports
He’s far from the first number two to struggle in a lead coaching role – England fans will recall the trouble Andy Robinson had stepping up after Clive Woodward’s departure sports
Nor, really, has he done a bad job: New Zealand have won every Rugby Championship since Foster took charge sports
Slowly since the lows of last year, a smile has returned to his face and, while his fate at the end of the tournament is sealed, Foster is happy to enjoy the ride while it lasts sports
All Blacks captain Sam Cane and head coach Ian Foster (Getty Images)“You have to enjoy your work,” Foster said after the semi-final win over Argentina sports
“It’s not like it’s a focus for us to go out there and have fun, but to make sure we execute our game to the level we need to sports
“The team takes a lot of pride when they do that sports
The work the players and leaders are doing is a real credit to them sports
As you go through tournaments, you have to enjoy it sports
There is a lot of pressure, so if you don’t celebrate moments, it is a long old time sports
“I am proud to be part of this group, the coaches are linking well with the players and there is a nice synergy about it sports
But you know, one more week sports
“There’s not a personal agenda here, this is about the All Blacks and the team sports
Things have happened to individuals and to me, but the team comes first sports
Right now, we’re making a lot of those decisions together as a group and it is working well sports
”New Zealand’s head coach Ian Foster celebrates with his players (AFP via Getty Images)Even now there is a sense that Foster is only partially responsible for the All Blacks’ sports
No doubt, the additions of Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan last year have been key to this campaign sports
Schmidt has reignited New Zealand’s structured attack, tessellating together bits and pieces from his days in charge of Ireland, while Ryan, in combination with scrum coach Greg Feek, has transformed their set-piece sports
But not all of the progress can be ascribed their way sports
Whether Foster recognised where improvements needed to be made or had Schmidt and Ryan thrust upon him is a matter of debate, but the ability to utilise their expertise perhaps shows a cannier coach than some might initially see sports
"One of the great things about 'Foz' is just how much he loves the All Blacks,” said forwards coach Ryan sports
“It's all about the team, every decision he makes sports
Clearly, he has been through a lot but the All Blacks have been through a lot sports
It is never about one person in the All Blacks, and that’s what has been impressive to me sports
”Head coach Ian Foster looks on during a New Zealand All Blacks training session (Getty Images)Foster has taken bold calls, too sports
The transformation of Jordie Barrett from bit-part utility man to first-choice inside centre has proved the key cog in getting the backline ticking, while the backing of captain Sam Cane has been rewarded by two outstanding performances in the last two weeks sports
The All Blacks have had to deal with injuries, a red card and a breach of team protocols during this tournament but have kept powering on sports
Their belief in and backing of their gameplan is just as strong as the Springboks’, yet Foster seems to get little of the same praise that Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber garner sports
Perhaps it is that there is still an expectation of success around the All Blacks, a feeling that not winning the World Cup would be evidence enough of Foster’s inadequacy sports
But the squad have made clear this week that they have a good man and a good coach at the helm sports
If come Saturday night he is clutching a Webb Ellis Cup, this uncared-for coach might finally get some overdue credit sports
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