Ranjitsinhji
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| Full name | H.H. Jam Saheb Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 September 1872 Sadodar, Kathiawar, British India |
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| Died | 2 April 1933 (aged 60) Jamnagar Palace, British India |
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| Nickname | Ranji, Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, later author and Maharaja of Nawanagar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 105) | 16 July 1896 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 24 July 1902 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1895–1920 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901–1904 | London County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893–1894 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranjitsinhji GCSI GBE (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as Maharaja Jam Saheb, and a noted Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team. He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, and county cricket for Sussex.
Ranji has widely been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.Neville Cardus described him as "the Midsummer night's dream of cricket". Unorthodox in technique and with fast reactions, he brought a new style to batting and revolutionised the game. Previously, batsmen had generally pushed forward; Ranji took advantage of the improving quality of pitches in his era and played more on the back foot, both in defence and attack. He is particularly associated with one shot, the leg glance, which he invented or popularised. The first-class cricket tournament in India, the Ranji Trophy, was named in his honour and inaugurated in 1935 by the Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. His nephew Duleepsinhji followed Ranji's path as a batsman playing first-class cricket in England and for the England cricket team.
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