Ranjitsinhji
Also known as Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, Ranji, K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Nawanagar, Maharaja of; H.H. Maharaja Kumar Singh Ranjitsinghji, Kumar Singh Ranjitsinghji, Jam Saheb Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji
Colonel Kumar Sri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was an Indian cricketer who later became ruler of his native Indian princely state of Nawanagar, (present day Jamnagar) from 1907 to 1933. The main part of his cricket career was from 1893 to 1904 when, as one of the greatest batsmen of his time, he played for Cambridge University, Sussex, London County and, in 15 Test matches, for England.
Quotes
- “On a treacherous wicket all the batsman can do is to watch the ball with all his might and let the bat follow the eye.”
- “He revolutionised cricket. He turned it from an accomplishment into a science.”
- “The game, whether it is called first-class or otherwise, is CRICKET, and any measure can only be a half-measure which aims at differentiating between the classes of cricket.”
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- Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II
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- Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (present day Jamnagar)
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- Ranjitsinhji 1908
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- Sadodar, Kathiawar, Kathiawar Agency, British Indian Empire
- Royalty.death_place
- Jamnagar Palace, Nawanagar State, Kathiawar Agency, India
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- Maharaja of Nawanagar, (present day Jamnagar)
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36 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Birth
- Heir to the throne
- Education
- Cambridge University
- Academic progress
- Beginnings as a cricketer
- University cricket
- First spell with Sussex
- County debut
- Test debut and controversy
- Succession dispute
- Tour of Australia
- Cricketing peak and decline
- Return to India
- Record breaker
- Failure in 1902
- Final regular seasons
- Remainder of cricket career
- Failure to support Indian cricket
- Playing style
- Jam Sahib of Nawanagar
- Return to India
- Succession
- Controversy in England
- First years as ruler
- War service and loss of eye
- Final years
- Improvements in Nawanagar
- Opposition to Federation and death
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Colonel Kumar Sri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was an Indian cricketer who later became ruler of his native Indian princely state of Nawanagar, (present day Jamnagar) from 1907 to 1933. The main part of his cricket career was from 1893 to 1904 when, as one of the greatest batsmen of his time, he played for Cambridge University, Sussex, London County and, in 15 Test matches, for England.
Ranjitsinhji was an unorthodox batsman whose fast reactions and individual style were to revolutionise the game. Previously, batsmen had generally played forward and made shots to the off side; Ranjitsinhji 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 popularised and may have invented.
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