Indian Bowlers on Lord's Honor Board

#7 Bishan Singh Bedi

Bishan Singh Bedi

Another mainstay of the spin quartet, Bishan Singh Bedi was a prolific left-arm spinner or perhaps the leader of the pack. As in those days, India lacked genuine pace attack, its success(overseas and home) rested mainly in the hands of its spin bowlers.

After winning its first test series in England in 1971, India was on another tour in England in 1974. In the Test at Lord's, England put up a mammoth score of 629 runs in the first innings. Spinners toiled to get English batsmen out. Bishan Singh Bedi bowled the most overs and picked 6 wickets for 226 runs. His match figures read 64.2-8-226-6 and he was able to etch his name on the Honors Board. India eventually lost the test match by an inning and 285 runs.