Maharaj Raj Singh was born in the erstwhile
princely state of
Dungarpur in
Rajasthan (then called
Rajputana) on 19 December 1935. He was the youngest son of
Maharawal Lakshman Singhji, the ruler of Dungarpur. He played for the
Rajasthan cricket team and
Central Zone cricket team, appearing in 86 first class cricket matches from 1955 to 1971, and taking 206 wickets as a medium-pace bowler. In Rajasthan's victory over
Vidarbha in 1967-68 he took his best figures of 7 for 88 and 5 for 55. He was appointed as the Manager of the Indian cricket team on a number of tours. His last cricketing stint was as the manager of the Indian team to Pakistan. He died on 12 September 2009, after a prolonged battle with
Alzheimer's disease, in Mumbai, aged 73. His funeral was held at Dungarpur. ==References==