Raj Singh Dungarpur

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Raj Singh Dungarpur
Personal information
Full name Raj Singh Dungarpur
Born (1935-12-19)19 December 1935
Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years Team
1955-56 Madhya Bharat
1956-57 to 1970-71 Rajasthan
1960-61 to 1967-68 Central Zone
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 86
Runs scored 1292
Batting average 15.20
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44 not out
Balls bowled 10489
Wickets 206
Bowling average 28.84
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/88
Catches/stumpings 59/0
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2014

Raj Singh Dungarpur (19 December 1935 – 12 September 2009) was a former president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. He played first class cricket for 16 years and was in and out of the Board of Control for more than 20 years. He was a selector of the national team for two terms. He also managed the Indian cricket team four times on overseas tours.

Raj Singh Dungarpur was the person who introduced Sachin Tendulkar to the world. He was chairman of the selection committee that selected him to tour Pakistan as a member of the Indian cricket team when he was just 16.[1] He is also credited for establishing the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.[2]

Biography

Maharaj Raj Singh was born in the erstwhile princely state of Dungarpur in Rajasthan (then called Rajputana) on 19 December 1935.[citation needed] He was the youngest son of Maharawal Lakshman Singhji, the ruler of Dungarpur.[citation needed] He has two brothers, namely, Jaisinghji and Mahipalsinghji, and three sisters, one of whom is the Maharani of Bikaner.[citation needed] He studied at Daly College, Indore. He had a long-standing friendship with Lata Mangeshkar, the legendary singer.[3]

He played for Rajasthan and Central Zone, appearing in 86 first class cricket matches from 1955 to 1971, taking 206 wickets as a medium-pace bowler. In Rajasthan's victory over Vidarbha in 1967-68 he took his best figures of 7 for 88 and 5 for 55.[4] He was appointed as the Manager of the Indian Cricket team on a number of occasions.[citation needed] He was also a keen wildlife enthusiast, and also a keen golfer.[citation needed]

He was also the president of Cricket Club of India for 13 years in Mumbai. He served as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for two terms.[5] His last cricketing stint was as the manager of the Indian team to Pakistan recently.

He died on 12 September 2009 after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer's disease, in Mumbai. His funeral was held at Dungarpur.[6][7]

References

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  3. ↑ Wisden 2010, p. 1678.
  4. ↑ Rajasthan v Vidarbha 1967-68
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