Indrajitsinhji

Indrajitsinhji
Personal information
Full name	Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Jadeja Indrajitsinhji
Born	15 June 1937; Jamnagar, British India
Died	12 March 2011 (aged 73); Mumbai, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Duleepsinhji (uncle); Ranjitsinhji (great uncle); Hanumant Singh (cousin); Suryaveer Singh (cousin);
International information
National side	India;
Test debut (cap 109)	2 October 1964 v Australia
Last Test	15 October 1969 v New Zealand
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 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,[1] and one Test against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1969–70[2] 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

Jivansinhji
1846–1916

Devisinhji
1865–?

Ranjitsinhji[lower-roman 1]
1872–1933

Juvansinhji
1875–1942

Dilawarsinhji
1883–1930

Mohansinhji
1886–1941

Savaisinhji
1889–?

Rajendrasinhji
1899–1964

Pratapsinhji[lower-roman 2]
1893–?

Digvijaysinhji[lower-roman 2]
1895–1966

Himmatsinhji[lower-roman 2]
1897–1973

Duleepsinhji[lower-roman 1]
1905–1959

Vikramsinhji[lower-roman 2]

Sukhdevsinhji[lower-roman 2]
1936–

Daulatsinhji
1935–

Chatrapalsinhji[lower-roman 2]
1936–2009

Shatrusalyasinhji[lower-roman 2]
1939–

Madhavsinhji

Dajirajsinhji
1891–1917

Ajaysinhji[lower-roman 1]
1971–

Indravijaysinhji[lower-roman 2]
1915–1981

Ranvirsinhji[lower-roman 2]
1919–1962

Indrajitsinhji[lower-roman 1]
1937–2011

Yadvendrasinhji[lower-roman 2]
1916–?

Notes:

Jam Sahibs of Nawanagar are underlined.

External links

Indrajitsinhji at ESPNcricinfo
Former wicketkeeper KS Indrajitsinhji dies, Cricinfo, 16 March 2011
Indrajitsinhji: A blue-blooded cricketer who was born at the wrong time

References

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

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[1] ESPNcricinfo. "1st Test, Australia tour of India at Chennai, Oct 2-7 1964 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[2] ESPNCricinfo. "3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad, Oct 15-20 1969 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". Retrieved 15 June 2018.