Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji's Death Anniversary

Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, who passed away on 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 represented England. Born in present-day Gujarat, he was educated at the Rajkumar College, Rajkot, before moving to England as a boy, where he attended Cheltenham College, and Cambridge University. The Duleep Trophy, long one of the premier competitions in Indian First Class cricket, is named after him.