Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Raj Singh Dungarpur passed away on saturday morning in Mumbai. Raj Singh, who was BCCI president from 1996-1999, suffered a prolonged illness.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)u00a0 president Raj Singh Dungarpuru00a0diedu00a0on Saturday morning in Mumbaiu00a0after a prolonged illness.
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Affectionately called as 'Rajbhai' in the cricket fraternity, the 73-year-old Dungarpur, who was president of the Cricket Board for three years in the late 1990s, was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Expressing shock, BCCI chief Shashank Manohar said "Dungarpur's contribution to the Indian cricket for more than thirty years can never be forgotten." "Rajbhai served Indian cricket for more than three decades as an administrator and his contribution to Indian cricket will always be remembered, particularly as the president of the Board," he said in his condolence message.
A bachelor from the Dungarpur royal family of Rajasthan, he was also a former first class cricketer, a former India team manager and ex-chairman of the senior selection panel.
A former President of the Cricket Club of India for 13 years before he took ill last year, Dungarpur died at his residence this morning.
The funeral will be held in Dungarpur tomorrow, according to sources close to him. Born on December 19, 1935 as the youngest son of Maharawal Lakshman Singhji, the ruler of Dungarpur, he played Ranji Trophy for Rajasthan for 16 years, between 1955 and 1971, as a medium-fast bowler.
The gangling bowler captured 206 wickets in 86 matches and rubbed shoulders with stalwarts like Vijay Manjrekar, Hanumant Singh and Salim Durrani. But he never played for the country in Tests.
He studied at the Daly College in Indore and got close to former India skipper C K Nayudu whom he held in very high esteem till his death. His elder brothers - Jaisinghji and Mahipalsinghjiu00a0- are living in Rajasthan. Dungarpur was also a close friend of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar.
ICC condoles Dungarpur's death
The International Cricket Council today condoled the death of former BCCI President Raj Singh Dungarpur, who passed away in Mumbai following protracted illness. In a condolence message, ICC President David Morgan and CEO Haroon Lorgat paid tribute to the former cricket administrator, describing him as a man of extraordinary talent.
"Raj Singh Dungarpur was an extraordinary person with extraordinary talent and ability. He was an institution from which plenty of stars have graduated," the condolence message read.
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