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Malik Ouzia

Bishan Bedi: Indian cricket great dies aged 77 after long illness

Indian legend Bishan Bedi, widely considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, has died at the age of 77 following a prolonged battle with illness. 

Bedi took 266 wickets in just 67 Test matches during the 1960s and 1970s, captaining the side in 22 of those, and was part of the famed Indian spin quartet that dominated across the course of those two decades. 

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