Test wickets
266
Test bowling average
28.7
First-class wickets
1,560
Tests played
67
Five-wicket hauls
14
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 8 | |
| 1968 | 14 | |
| 1969 | 19 | |
| 1970 | 22 | |
| 1971 | 25 | |
| 1972 | 28 | |
| 1973 | 24 | |
| 1974 | 22 | |
| 1975 | 20 | |
| 1976 | 18 | |
| 1977 | 26 | |
| 1978 | 22 | |
| 1979 | 12 | |
| 1980 | 6 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bishan Singh Bedi ranks #133 in Cricket
Bishan Singh Bedi ranks #133 in Cricket and #1151 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.4/100.
The verified career covers 1966–1981 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 266, Test bowling average 28.71, First-class wickets 1560, Tests played 67.
Nearest context: ahead Sourav Ganguly (86.4); behind Andrew Flintoff (86.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bishan Singh Bedi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Bishan Singh Bedi — frequently asked
- Is Bishan Singh Bedi the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bishan Singh Bedi ranks #133 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 86.4/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Bishan Singh Bedi's GOAT Score?
- 86.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Bishan Singh Bedi rank all time?
- #1151 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #133 in Cricket.
- Bishan Singh Bedi vs Sourav Ganguly: who ranks higher?
- Bishan Singh Bedi ranks higher at 86.4 versus Sourav Ganguly at 86.4, a margin of 0.0 points.