The maharaja of the erstwhile princely state of Nawanagar, generally known as Jamnagar, in Gujarat, has declared his nephew and former cricketer Ajay Jadeja as his inheritor to the throne on the auspicious day of Dussehra on Saturday.
The 53-year-old cricketer, who performed 196 ODIs and 15 take a look at matches for India between 1992 and 2000, is a descendant of the Jamnagar royal household.
Maharaja of Jamnagar Shatrusalyasinh Jadeja is the cousin of Daulatsinghji Jadeja, the cricketer’s father, a three-time Member of Parliament from Jamnagar from 1971 to 1984.
“The competition of Dussehra is believed to mark the day the Pandavas emerged victorious from exile. Right this moment, on Dussehra, I’m equally completely satisfied, as I’ve discovered a decision to one in all my dilemmas because of Ajay Jadeja, who has accepted to be my inheritor,” Maharaja Jamsaheb, as he’s popularly known as, declared in an announcement.
“Ajay Jadeja taking over the accountability of serving the individuals of Jamnagar is really a boon for its individuals. I specific my honest gratitude to him,” he mentioned.
Maharaja Shatrusalyasinhji was additionally a cricketer who captained Saurashtra within the Ranji Trophy in 1966-67 and served as the top of the Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation.
He was made the titular head of Nawanagar on February 3, 1966, after his father’s loss of life, and was married to a member of the Nepal royal household whom he later divorced.
The household are descendants of legendary cricketer Ranjitsinh Jadeja, who dominated Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933.
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