Mortal remains of Bishan Singh Bedi brought to Lodhi crematorium; legendary cricketer's last rites done

The mortal remains of Bishan Singh Bedi were brought to Lodhi crematorium in Delhi on Tuesday, where his last rites were performed.

The legendary Indian cricketer passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old and is survived by his wife Anju, son Angad and daughter Neha.

Ever since the news of his demise was confirmed, the cricketing world has been mourning the demise of one of the best left-arm spinners in the history of cricket.

Born in Amritsar in 1946, Bedi played 67 Tests for India and took 266 wickets with 14 five wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul. He also played 10 ODIs and scalped 7 wickets.

He was the part of Indian cricket's golden quartet of spinners, others being Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chadrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who formed the core of India's bowling unit for more than a decade between 1966 and 1978.

Bedi was briefly the manager of the Indian cricket team in 1990 during tours of New Zealand and England.

He was also a national selector and mentor to many talented spinners like Maninder Singh and Murali Kartik, who all swore by his technical insight.