Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji () (15 June 1937 – 12 March 2011) was an Indian

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er who played in four

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from 1964 to 1969 as a wicketkeeper-batsman.

Early life

Indrajitsinhji was born in

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, 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 (

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or stumped) in the

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, 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

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. He played in only four

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: the three-match series against

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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.

Personal life and family

His grandfather, Mohansinhji, was the brother of Ranjitsinhji and uncle of

Duleepsinhji Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (13 June 1905 – 5 December 1959) was a cricketer who played for England. Playing in the era before the Indian cricket team, he is considered one of India's first great batsmen, alongside his uncle Ranjitsinhji, who also ...

, both of whom also played Test cricket. His cousins included

Suryaveer Singh Suryaveer Singh (23 December 1936 – 6 August 2002) was an Indian first-class cricketer. His brother Hanumant Singh, cousin Kumar Indrajitsinhji, uncle Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji and great uncle Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, all played Test cricket. ...

and

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. He was educated at

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Cricinfo, 16 March 2011
Indrajitsinhji: A blue-blooded cricketer who was born at the wrong time

References

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