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Colonel Kumar Sri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, GCSI GBE (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 from 1907 to 1933.
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- Male
- October 10, 1872
- England
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Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (born September 10, 1872, Sarodar, India—died April 2, 1933, Jamnagar) was one of the world’s greatest cricket players and, later, a ruler of his native state in India.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 10, 2020 · Ranjitsinhji, also known as Ranji, was the first Indian to play for England and the namesake of the Ranji Trophy. He was a talented batsman who invented the leg glance and ruled Nawanagar as Jam Saheb from 1907 to 1933.
Sep 10, 2018 · K.S. Ranjitsinhji might only be a peripheral figure in the history of official Indian cricket — the premier first-class tournament in the country, the Ranji Trophy, is named after him — but there’s no doubt he was one of the pioneers of the game in India.
