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Indian cricketer

Indrajitsinhji
Personal information
Full nameKumar Shri Madhavsinhji Jadeja Indrajitsinhji
Born(1937-06-15)15 June 1937
Jamnagar, British India
Died12 March 2011(2011-03-12) (aged 73)
Mumbai, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 109)2 October 1964 v Australia
Last Test15 October 1969 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 4 90
Runs scored 51 3694
Batting average 8.50 26.76
100s/50s 0/0 5/16
Top score 23 124
Catches/stumpings 6/3 133/80
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 March 2011

Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji (pronunciation) (15 June 1937 – 12 March 2011) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1964 to 1969 as a wicket-keeper-batsman.

Early life

Indrajitsinhji was born in Jamnagar, Gujarat. He was educated at the Rajkumar College and St. Stephen's College.

Career

He played first-class cricket from 1954 to 1973, for Delhi and Saurashtra. He was one of the first wicketkeepers to pass 100 dismissals (caught or stumped) in the Ranji Trophy, and set a record by taking 23 dismissals in the competition in one year in the 1960–61 season.

Although an accomplished wicketkeeper in Indian domestic cricket, he was kept out of the India national cricket team by Farokh Engineer and Budhi Kunderan. He played in only four Test matches: the three-match series against Australia in 1964–65, and one Test against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1969–70 when Engineer was injured.

He died in Mumbai at the age of 73.

Personal life and family

His grandfather, Mohansinhji, was the brother of Ranjitsinhji and uncle of Duleepsinhji, both of whom also played Test cricket. His cousins included Suryaveer Singh and Hanumant Singh. He was educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.

Family tree

Descendants of Jivansinhji
Jivansinhji
1846–1916
Devisinhji
1865–?		Ranjitsinhji
1872–1933		Juvansinhji
1875–1942		Dilawarsinhji
1883–1930		Mohansinhji
1886–1941
Savaisinhji
1889–?		Rajendrasinhji
1899–1964		Pratapsinhji
1893–?		Digvijaysinhji
1895–1966		Himmatsinhji
1897–1973		Duleepsinhji
1905–1959
VikramsinhjiSukhdevsinhji
1936–		Daulatsinhji
1935–		Chatrapalsinhji
1936–2009		Shatrusalyasinhji
1939–		Madhavsinhji
Dajirajsinhji
1891–1917		Ajaysinhji
1971–		Indravijaysinhji
1915–1981		Ranvirsinhji
1919–1962		Indrajitsinhji
1937–2011
Yadvendrasinhji
1916–?
Notes:
  1. ^ Test cricketers
  2. ^ First-class cricketers

External links

References

  1. ESPNcricinfo. "1st Test, Australia tour of India at Chennai, Oct 2-7 1964. Match Summary". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ESPNcricinfo. "3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad, Oct 15-20 1969. Match Summary". Retrieved 15 June 2018.


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