Indrajitsinhji Explained

Indrajitsinhji
Full Name:Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Jadeja Indrajitsinhji
Birth Date:15 June 1937
Birth Place:Jamnagar, British India
Death Place:Mumbai, India
Role:Wicket-keeper
Batting:Right-handed
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:4
Runs1:51
Bat Avg1:8.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:23
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:6/3
Column2:First-class
Matches2:90
Runs2:3694
Bat Avg2:26.76
100S/50S2:5/16
Top Score2:124
Catches/Stumpings2:133/80
International:true
Country:India
Testcap:109
Testdebutagainst:Australia
Testdebutdate:2 October
Testdebutyear:1964
Lasttestdate:15 October
Lasttestagainst:New Zealand
Lasttestyear:1969
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/29533.html ESPNcricinfo
Date:17 March
Year:2011

Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji (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.

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Notes and References

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