Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja
Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja GCSI GCIE (18 September 1895 – 3 February 1966) was the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar from 1933 to 1966, succeeding his uncle, the famed cricketer Ranjitsinhji.
| Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Sir GCSI GCIE | |||||||||||||||
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| Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar State | |||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1933–1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ranjitsinhji | ||||||||||||||
| Successor | Monarchy Abolished | ||||||||||||||
| Jam Saheb of Nawanagar (Titular ruler) | |||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1948–1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ranjitsinhji | ||||||||||||||
| Successor | Shatrusalyasinhji | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1895 Sadodar, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 February 1966 (aged 70) Bombay, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Maharajkumari Baiji Raj Shri Kanchan Kunverba Sahiba
(m. 1923) | ||||||||||||||
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| House | Nawanagar | ||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||
| Service/ | British Indian Army | ||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1919–1947 | ||||||||||||||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1933–1934 | Western India | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| 4th President of BCCI | |||||||||||||||
| In office 1937–1938 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Hamidullah Khan | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | P. Subbarayan | ||||||||||||||
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