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	Murali to sue Bishen Singh Bedi - www.cricketfundas.com
		Murali to sue Bishen Singh Bedi - www.cricketfundas.com
		“We have taken serious note of those articles and sent them to his lawyers.” Bedi, a former Indian captain, known for making controversial statements, recently wrote in a leading sports magazine that Muralitharan used an illegal bowling action and that “cheating” is a “subcontinental trait,” Gunasekera said.
		Bedi, 57, was known as an accomplished left-arm spin bowler during his playing years from 1966 to 1979.
	www.cricketfundas.com /muralisuebedi.html (333 words)

	rediff.com: Bishen Singh Bedi turns 60!
		Bedi was his ideal partner, but was more often than not in a supporting role, particularly in the early days under Pataudi (who favoured Prasanna and gave him confidence).
		In fact, Bedi was far from being a negative bowler but he was perhaps more prepared to wait, to be patient.
		Bedi always maintained that he did not mind being hit: indeed it encouraged him if a batsman went after him (hence his endearing practice referred to earlier, of applauding a successful assailant).
	specials.rediff.com /cricket/2006/sep/26sld1.htm (350 words)

	Bishan Singh Bedi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(sometimes spelt as Bishen Singh Bedi) born September 25, 1946 in Amritsar, is an Indian former cricketer who specialised in slow left-arm orthodox bowling.
		Bedi represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket for many years and finished his career with more wickets in first-class cricket than any other Indian.
		Bedi is known for being strongly opinionated and outspoken throughout his career.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishen_Singh_Bedi (278 words)

	The Misprint
		Bedi, currently in shock, has been unable to speak, but his pygmy aide Ngmpomo gave an exclusive interview to Misprint with the details of the ghastly event.
		Bedi spotted what he thought was a Bantu tribeswoman taking a bath at the edge of the Kashasha river and threw off his kimono and charged at her.
		Bedi was interested in working with the Ugandans in a belief that they could make good deceptive spin bowlers because of their short stature and "economical" arm movements and cuddly demeanour.
	www.sims.berkeley.edu /~joyojeet/misprint/17may-05.htm (478 words)

	Bishan Bedi Profile - Indian Cricket Player Bishen Bedi Biography - Information on Bishan Singh Bedi Indian Cricketer
		Bishan Bedi, who was part of the feared Indian spin quartet, was a master of the art of spin bowling.
		The lion-hearted cricketer that he was, Bedi was never afraid to toss the ball up, enticing batsmen to step out and hit him over the top.
		In the 1978-79 series in Pakistan, Bedi and his aging comrades were ruthlessly flayed by a formidable Pakistani batting line up on flat pitches and he soon retired.
	www.iloveindia.com /sports/cricket/cricketers/bishan-bedi.html (277 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bedi, meanwhile, also criticises Murali for his open-chested style, lack of follow-through and inability to land the ball on the seam.
		So is Bedi's claim that modern spinners all throw the ball that turns away, which was, incidentally, a ball that Bedi never mastered himself.
		All Bedi's tiast has achieved is to detract from Murali's achievements, though he is not the first.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/03/29/spo03.html (685 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Cricket - BISHEN'S BASHING ENGLAND
		SPIN legend Bishen Bedi last night slammed England's one-day flops for lacking passion, picking the wrong team and fielding a second string which would struggle to beat Bangladesh.
		Indian twirler Bedi used to mesmerise batsmen like a snake charmer and took 266 Test wickets in 67 matches.
		Bedi said: "England's bench strength is not much better than Bangladesh.
	www.mirror.co.uk /sport/cricket/tm_objectid=16909609&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=bishen-s-bashing-england-name_page.html (147 words)

	Cricinfo - Muralitharan's action compared to javelin thrower by Bishen Bedi - Print -
		Like Bedi, Australian umpire Darrel Hair, who described his action as 'diabolical' in his autobiography, believes that he straightens his arm and is therefore guilty of throwing.
		But Bedi, for one, is unconvinced, brushing aside his congenital deformity in his elbow as a legitimate explanation for his bent arm.
		Bedi was also critical of fellow countryman Harbhajan Singh's action when he bowled his arm ball.
	content-usa.cricinfo.com /srilanka/content/story/113902.html?wrappertype=print (648 words)

	News \| TimesDaily.com \| TimesDaily \| Florence, Alabama (AL)
		Bishan Singh Bedi (sometimes spelt as Bishen Singh Bedi) born September 25, 1946 in Amritsar, is an Indian former cricketer who specialised in slow left-arm orthodox bowling.
		Bedi is known for being outspoken and forthright in his views on cricketing matters.
		In particular, he is a vehement critic of the bowling action of Muttiah Muralitharan which he bluntly refers to as cheating and likens to a javelin throw.
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bishen_Bedi (356 words)

	Chucking greater threat than bribery: Bedi -DAWN - Sport; 20 February, 2004
		Bedi said Muralitharan of Sri Lanka was a chucker and Australia's Brett Lee did it occasionally.
		Bedi was all praise for former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan and believed it would take decades to produce another Imran.
		Bedi admitted his team which toured Pakistan in 1977-78 was not properly prepared as compared to the team which was to visit next month.
	www.dawn.com /2004/02/20/spt2.htm (630 words)

	outlookindia.com \| wired
		Bedi lost his cool when asked whether Chappell, a foreigner, should be allowed to get away after making such derisive comments about a leading player of the country sitting in India.
		Bedi, who has been a bitter critic of Ganguly over the years, indirectly expressed his belief that the southpaw's international career was over by.
		Bedi said it was too early to rate Chappell's performance as he was only nine months into the assignment.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=368161 (829 words)

	Indians have the edge, says Bedi - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bishen Singh Bedi believes the Indian cricket team, ‘a better combination’ than Pakistan, stands a good chance of creating history by beating their arch-rivals in their own backyard.
		Bedi had a word of caution for his boys as well, saying: “What they got to be careful about is the crowd.
		Bedi, popular for his outspoken ways, pinpointed bowling and wicket-keeping as the weak link for the Indians.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/mar092004/sp13.asp (342 words)

	Bishen Singh Bedi's foot-in-the-mouth disease!
		Mind you, this was after Murali has been cleared by ICC and an expert medical analysis, which confirmed that he is born with a deformity in his right arm and actually there is nothing wrong with his bowling action.
		As is the typical frame of mind of individuals like Bedi, he surely starched his colourful 'patkas' and groomed his elegant beard expecting the reporters and experts from all over the world to fall over one another to seek further 'insights' from the legendary spinner that Bedi was in his hey days!
		PS: Contrary to the expectations that people like Bedi and Dungarpur will measure their words and give a careful thought before issuing their Press statements in future, alas, it will only gladden their hearts to see a prominent Website giving so much space to their name and idiosyncrasies.
	thatscricket.oneindia.in /columnists/deepak/deepak_bishen.html (899 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today Murali set to sue Bishen Bedi
		Muralitharan's manager Kushil Gunasekera said the record-breaking bowler was miffed over what he felt were "degrading" articles written by Bedi in newspapers and magazines about the off-spinner's controversial bowling action.
		Bedi, a former Indian Test captain and classical left-arm spinner, said he stood by his opinion that Muralitharan's bowling did not conform to the laws of the game and the Sri Lankan was welcome to sue.
		Muralitharan, according to his manager, had instructed lawyers to initiate legal proceedings against Bedi, an outspoken critic of the Sri Lankan who is Test cricket's most successful bowler with 529 wickets.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/327445.htm (528 words)

	Twenty20 is rubbish: Bedi
		Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi says "Twenty20 is rubbish" and cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be called a game of cricket.
		Bedi came down heavily on the Duckworth-Lewis method to decide matches curtailed due to external factors like rain, dust storm, poor light etc, saying, "I do not understand what kind of method do they apply for finding out a winner.
		Bedi to give such funny statements which have no thought in it or no logic.
	ia.rediff.com /cricket/2006/oct/16bedi.htm (353 words)

	Sportal ---- Sports Portal -- GOVERNMENT OF INDIA --
		Born on 25 September 1946 at Amritsar in Punjab, Bishen Singh Bedi was one of the best left-arm spinners of his time and the most popular cricketer, both with the crowds and with his opponents, Christopher Martin-Jenkins described Bedi as "the most subtle and artistic slow left-arm orthodox bowler of his generation".
		Bedi being of a different variety, he was always a permanent fixture, the other three often having to sit out a match or two.
		Bedi began his Ranji Trophy career with North Punjab but later migrated to Delhi in 1968-69.
	sportal.nic.in /legenddetails.asp?sno=717&moduleid=&maincatid=52&subid=0&comid=1 (493 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
		Bedi may have to put in a long spell from one end, but there is hope of some support at the other end as Congress strategists are hunting for more bowlers to send the BJP batsmen packing.
		Bedi may appear a reluctant political player, but said he had always been a Congress sympathiser.
		Asked about the NDA’s feel-good campaign, Bedi quipped: “I have been feeling good ever since I was born as an Indian.” He is eagerly awaiting a chance to meet the Congress chief.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040312/asp/nation/story_2995023.asp (358 words)

	Exclusive: Spin quartet looks back: Cricket Next
		To be precise, I can imagine Venkat or Pras or Bishen, if the wicket is slow or if the wicket is turning or if the wicket is fast, accordingly they will change their line of action.
		Bishen Singh Bedi: He was incredible in everything that he did, whether he was bowling fast, bowling spin, or batting, fielding.
		Bishen Singh Bedi: Did you Rajdeep that he is the only one to have played, captained and umpired for India.
	www.cricketnext.com /news/exclusive-spin-quartet-looks-back/21633-14-single.html (4710 words)

	:: VivaCricket :: News: Bishen Bedi says Indians are pampered and greedy!
		Bedi is expecting a productive tour from Sachin Tendulkar, but believes even the little master is not as fit as he should be.
		The outspoken Bedi, a mesmeric left-arm spinner who played 67 Tests and was rated by batting great Barry Richards as the best slow bowler he faced, fears many of the Indians are not physically robust enough to handle the rugged challenges of an Australian tour.
		Bedi has reminded captain Sourav Ganguly that actions, rather than words, will be the key to any success he has on tour.
	www.vivacricket.co.za /html/news1698.shtml (609 words)

	rediff.com: Bishen Singh Bedi turns 60!
		Bedi was close to being at the height of his powers when he joined the country in 1972.
		India's Test team was in the middle of a period when, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, they could justifiably be regarded as unofficial world champions.
		Their position of dominance was largely attributable to the performances of a remarkable quarter of spin bowlers: Bedi himself; the googly and top-spin bowler Bhagwat Chandrasekhar; and the two off-spinners, Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan.
	livechat.rediff.com /cricket/2006/sep/25sld1.htm (330 words)

	A wonderful world - Cricket - Sport - theage.com.au
		Australia's Keith Stackpole is bowled by World XI spinner Bishen Bedi.
		This was balanced to some extent by the presence of two of the premier spinners in the world at the time, India’s Bishan Singh Bedi and Pakistan’s Intikhab Alam.
		Australia was about to begin a glorious period in which it would become the best team in the world, with Lillee, Greg Chappell and Rodney Marsh in their second seasons as internationals and the team still boasting brilliant batting talent in the form of Ian Chappell, Doug Walters and Keith Stackpole.
	www.theage.com.au /news/cricket/a-wonderful-world/2005/10/01/1127804699940.html (1625 words)

	Cricinfo - I was born at the wrong time: Rajinder Goel
		Bishen Bedi established himself in the Indian team and performed very well, taking 266 Test wickets.
		Bedi was not there for that match; he was removed from the team for some reason.
		Bishen Bedi had left the game, so I was hopeful that I might be selected at least this time but it was not to be and I felt a little sad.
	content-ind.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/103880.html (1533 words)

	Bedi bowls a ‘googly’ at Murali, Harbhajan : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
		The expert panels appointed by the International Cricket Council were of the view that the abnormality in the Sri Lankan's action was due to a slight bend in his bowling arm, a natural deformity.
		Bedi was unsparing in his criticism of Harbhajan as well.
		Bedi blamed one-day cricket for the decline in the art of spin bowling.
	www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20020201-0.html (501 words)

	rediff.com: cricket channel - The Psychology of Spin
		Bedi declined to comment on Harbhajan Singh or his chances of making a comeback to the national team.
		Bedi then went on to talk about the mismanagement of domestic cricket.
		It was quite clear in Bedi's comments that the problem is not with the spinners themselves but with the way they are being handled by the Indian team management.
	www.indiaabroad.com /cricket/2001/feb/15bedi.htm (985 words)

	Bishan Singh Bedi
		Bishan Singh Bedi was one of the great quartet of spinners who graced Indian teams of the 70s (the others being Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar, and Srinivas Venkatraghavan).
		Described as "the most subtle and artistic slow left arm orthodox bowler of his generation" by Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Bedi's graceful run-up and delivery were a joy to watch.
		Bedi batted right handed, usually wearing spectacles, and could hit effectively from his usual number 10 spot.
	www.liveindia.com /cricket/BSBedi.html (447 words)

	Bishen Singh Bedi,More about Bishen Singh Bedi,Up- Close Bishen Singh Bedi,Intimate with Bishen Singh Bedi.
		What was most impressive about Bishen Singh Bedi was the boldness he showed in tempting the batsmen to hit him in the air.
		Bishen Singh Bedi courted plenty of controversies in his lifetime because of his propensity to impart candid opinions to many proceedings round him.
		Bishen Singh Bedi illustrious cricketing career lasted 12 years, after which he became a coach of the Indian team for a while.
	www.cricketscorelive.com /cricket-players-profile/india/bishen-singh-bedi.html (202 words)

	Bishen Bedi, Kapil Dev and Gavaskar join forces in the India blame game - Sportingo
		Sometimes, it presents as an ageing former star declaring other sides as unworthy of being present at the World Cup as was the case with Bishan Bedi.
		Irony, too, comes in many forms, but the one that we’re interested in here is the elimination of India by one of the very minnows that Mr Bedi dismissed as being not good enough to attend this tournament.
		Like Pakistan, whose elimination has been overshadowed by the tragic events surrounding their coach, India did not perform at anywhere near the level that was needed to proceed to the Super Eights.
	www.sportingo.com /cricket/bishen_bedi_kapil_dev_gavaskar/1001,2847 (860 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bedi, complaining about intimidating bowling, declared at 306 with six wickets down (and two others retired hurt).
		The next casualty however, was indeed Bedi who injured his little finger when trying to catch Vivien Richards off his own bowling.
		Three wickets fell at that total and them with five wickets gone, Bedi called in wicketkeeper Kirmani, the not out batsman and announced the inning closed Bedi and Chandrasekhar did not bat in both innings.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/04/06/fea06.html (1062 words)

	NDTV.com: Gavaskar in midst of controversies
		While Bishen Singh Bedi calls him a destructive influence, the most powerful man outside the board in Indian cricket has also drawn a lot of flak for his alleged disinterest in the running of the game.
		His former colleague Bishen Bedi launched a scathing attack in a magazine interview saying that Gavaskar's always liked power without accountability.
		It is that involvement of his that has led to more criticism especially since Gavaskar was part of ESPN's bid presentation to ICC for the global cricket rights, being the chairman of their technical committee at the same time.
	www.ndtv.com /convergence/ndtvcricket/showstory.aspx?id=SPOEN20070016191 (516 words)

	:: Daily Mirror - Sports ::
		Former Indian cricket captain Bishen Bedi says Shane Warne should always be regarded more highly than Muttiah Muralitharan because of the irregularities in the Sri Lankan's controversial action.
		The former Indian spinner, who played 67 Tests in the 1960s and '70s and is visiting Australia as coach of a Sikh under-19s team, became the first leading figure from the subcontinent to openly criticise Muralitharan.
		Bedi remains the sixth most successful spinner in history with his 266 Test wickets at an average of 28.71.
	www.dailymirror.lk /2007/01/15/sports/1.asp (357 words)

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