NEW DELHI: A bunch of dignitaries, together with ex-India cricketers Madan Lal and Kirti Azad together with Bollywood royalty Sharmila Tagore, on Friday, attended the prayer assembly of former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, who died on October 23.
Besides, the 2 1983 World Cup-winning Indian workforce members, former India gamers Atul Wassan and Murali Kartik had been additionally in attendance together with Bollywood veteran Kabir Bedi.
On final Monday, Bedi handed away on the age of 77 after battling extended sickness. Part of the well-known spin quartet comprising Erapalli Prasanna, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, he claimed 266 wickets in 67 Tests in an illustrious worldwide profession between 1967 and 1979.
Bedi’s spouse Anju Bedi, son Angad Bedi, his actress spouse Neha Dhupia and different members of the family and buddies additionally paid their final homage to the previous left-arm spinner throughout his Antim Ardas ceremony.
Both Azad and Lal mourned the demise of the spin legend.
“I remember him as a complete man. People say that Shri Ram had 12 kalas (art), Shri Krishna had 16 kalas and he as a human had all the kalas. He was a very knowledgeable person and I don’t want to talk about his cricket. We all remember him as a great human being, the one who made us all fighters,” Azad stated.
Lal added: “I remember him as my ustaad, guru and mentor. We both come from Amritsar and we had the same coach (Gyan Prakash). So. I can’t forget him for shaping my career. This is a big loss because he was a legend. We miss legends for sure because their values are different. They shape you with knowledge, talk to you and one word from them can change your life.”
Besides, the 2 1983 World Cup-winning Indian workforce members, former India gamers Atul Wassan and Murali Kartik had been additionally in attendance together with Bollywood veteran Kabir Bedi.
On final Monday, Bedi handed away on the age of 77 after battling extended sickness. Part of the well-known spin quartet comprising Erapalli Prasanna, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, he claimed 266 wickets in 67 Tests in an illustrious worldwide profession between 1967 and 1979.
Bedi’s spouse Anju Bedi, son Angad Bedi, his actress spouse Neha Dhupia and different members of the family and buddies additionally paid their final homage to the previous left-arm spinner throughout his Antim Ardas ceremony.
Both Azad and Lal mourned the demise of the spin legend.
“I remember him as a complete man. People say that Shri Ram had 12 kalas (art), Shri Krishna had 16 kalas and he as a human had all the kalas. He was a very knowledgeable person and I don’t want to talk about his cricket. We all remember him as a great human being, the one who made us all fighters,” Azad stated.
Lal added: “I remember him as my ustaad, guru and mentor. We both come from Amritsar and we had the same coach (Gyan Prakash). So. I can’t forget him for shaping my career. This is a big loss because he was a legend. We miss legends for sure because their values are different. They shape you with knowledge, talk to you and one word from them can change your life.”
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com