Bedi, a class act at Sardesai Memorial lecture
Updated On: 04 July, 2010 07:46 AM IST | | Clayton Murzello
IF anything could brighten up a dull, wet Saturday for cricket lovers, it had to be some good old willow talk
IF anything could brighten up a dull, wet Saturday for cricket lovers, it had to be some good old willow talk. That's what Bishan Singh Bedi did at the Cricket Club of India while delivering the second Dilip Sardesai Memorial Cricket Lecture.
Bedi dished out free-flowing wisdom spiced with a fair degree of hilarity which was very much part of Sardesai's personality.
The Sardar of Spin hailed Sardesai's batting ability which came to the fore on India's victorious tour of the West Indies in 1970-71. He also spoke on the departed batsman's fielding and catching 'abilities'. "During the Adelaide Test (of 1967-68), Ian Redpath and Paul Sheahan were going for the sixth run when Dilip was still chasing the ball.
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| Former India skipper Bishan Singh Bedi in his elements during the Dilip Sardesai Memorial Cricket Lecture at CCI in Mumbai on Saturday. PIC/ ATUL KAMBLE How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
