Former BCCI president Raj Singh Dungarpur breathed his last on Saturday morning at his residence in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. The 74-year-old Dungarpur was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Popularly known as 'Rajbhai' in the cricket fraternity, Dungarpur was an Indian cricket board president and also a former first class cricketer. He also served Indian cricket board two terms as the national selector, and was also the manager of the team on four overseas tours, including the one to Pakistan in 2005-06. He was also the president of Cricket club of India (CCI) for more than 13 years.
Born on December 19, 1935 to an erstwhile ruler of Dungarpur, Maharawal Lakshman Singhji, in Rajasthan, he represented Rajasthan in 86 first-class matches from 1955-71. He was a medium fast bowler, taking 206 wickets. He was the youngest son of Singhji. Jaisinghji and Mahipalsinghji are his two brothers. He was also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Birth : December 19, 1935
Death: September 12, 2009
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