Indrajitsinhji

K.S. Indrajitsinhji

Personal information

Born

15 June 1937
Jamnagar, Gujarat, India

Died

12 March 2011 (aged 73)
Mumbai, India

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Role

Wicketkeeper

Relations

Duleepsinhji (uncle), Ranjitsinhji (great uncle), Hanumant Singh (cousin), Suryaveer Singh (cousin)

International information

National side

India

Test debut

2 October 1964 v Australia

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	4	90
Runs scored	51	3694
Batting average	8.50	26.76
100s/50s	-/-	5/16
Top score	23	124
Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	6/3	133/80

Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2011

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

Indrajitsinhji was born in Jamnagar, Gujarat. 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.

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.

Family tree

Descendants of Jivansinhji

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:

1 2 3 4 Test cricketers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First-class cricketers

Jam Sahibs of Nawanagar are underlined.

Sources: World of Royalty, Royal Ark.

References

Profile, Cricinfo
Profile, CricketArchive
Former wicketkeeper KS Indrajitsinhji dies, Cricinfo, 16 March 2011

External links

Indrajitsinhji: A blue-blooded cricketer who was born at the wrong time

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