Question

pet-name of the only indian cricketer to be knighted during his career?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lt. Col. Sir Pusapati Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju knowns as The Maharajkumar of Vizianagram was the only Indian cricketer knighted.

Explanation:

In the cricket history most of the cricketers were knighted are from west indies. there are two categories to be knighted, 1-based on cricket and 2- based on other reasons. Maharajkumar of Vizianagram was knighted for other reason as explained bu Wikipedia. Maharajkumar of Vizianagram was also an administrator and politician.

Answer 2

Vizzy was the pet name of the only Indian cricketer to be knighted during his career.

Explanation:

• Lt. Col. Sir Pusapati Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju, popularly known as Vizzy, was the son of the ruler of Vizianagaram.

• He organized his first cricket team in the year 1926 and they practiced in a setup within his palace grounds.

• Although he was not very skilled at cricket, his financial standing and network as a Prince helped him gain an influencing position in the world of cricket.

• He was known for paying the board of cricket on numerous instances.  For example, he paid the board forty thousand rupees for the Indian Tour of England in 1932.

• In exchange, he was appointed to be the "deputy vice captain" for the period of the tour.

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Which Indian Cricketer has been conferred with Bharat Gaurav Award 2019?

(A) Sourav Ganguly

(B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Kapil Dev

(D) Sunil Gavaskar

(E) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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