a well known Bollywood actress. Coaching In 1990, after he had managed a tour where India had played poorly, he threatened to dump the entire team in the sea on the return journey. Opinions on modern-day cricket Bedi has expressed strong opinions on many aspects of modern-day cricket and has been described as "being jealous of modern day great spinners". In particular, he was a vehement critic of the bowling action of Muttiah Muralitharan ("if Murali doesn't chuck, then show me how to bowl") which he bluntly referred to as cheating and likened to a javelin throw and shot putting, saying that Muralitharan would "complete 1000 Test wickets but they would count as mere run-outs in my eyes". He takes a very dim view of chucking, which he calls "a bigger threat than bribing and betting" and claimed in 2004 that many bowlers on the subcontinent chuck, calling Muralitharan a "Sri Lankan bandit closing in on a dream artist called Shane Warne". He has stated, though, that he has nothing personal against Muralitharan, although Muralitharan has threatened to sue him. He levelled the same criticisms against his countryman Harbhajan Singh. Regarding suspect actions in cricket, he said "When a bowler is chucking, he's referred to panels and the home cricket board. Why not do the same for a wide or no-ball, then?". He has accused one-day cricket, modern cricket bats and small grounds of causing a decline in classical spin bowling in India. He has also attacked Sunil Gavaskar, calling him "a destructive influence". He said to Australian coach John Buchanan "Tell us, John, have you made this Australian team great, or have they made you?" Records Bedi holds the world record for the most economical bowling figures in a 60-over ODI match amongst the bowlers who had completed their quota of overs (12 overs). In the 1975 World Cup, when the bowlers were allowed to deliver 12 overs, Bedi finished with 12-8-6-1 (overs-maidens-runs-wickets) against East Africa at Headingley. References Sources Robinson, R. (1979) The Wildest Tests, Cassell Australia: Stanmore. . External links 1946 births Living people Punjabi people Indian Sikhs Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Test cricketers Delhi cricketers North Zone cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Northern Punjab cricketers State Bank of India cricketers Indian Universities cricketers India Test cricket captains Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup Cricketers from Amritsar