Indrajitsinhji

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.

K.S. Indrajitsinhji
Personal information
Born(1937-06-15)15 June 1937
Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Died12 March 2011(2011-03-12) (aged 73)
Mumbai, India
BattingRight-hand bat
RoleWicketkeeper
RelationsDuleepsinhji (uncle), Ranjitsinhji (great uncle), Hanumant Singh (cousin), Suryaveer Singh (cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut2 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

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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References
  1. ESPNcricinfo. "1st Test, Australia tour of India at Chennai, Oct 2-7 1964 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ESPNCricinfo. "3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad, Oct 15-20 1969 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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