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{{Indian name|Pradyuman(sinhji)|Lakhajiraj(sinhji)}}
{{Short description|Indian cricketer and ruler of Rajkot state}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = 14th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot
| image = Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji, 14th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot.jpg
| country = India
| fullname = Pradyumansinhji
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|02|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rajkot]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|11|09|1913|02|24|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Rajkot]], [[Gujarat]], India
| batting = Right-handed
| club1 = [[Western India cricket team|Western India]]
| year1 = 1936–1946
| club2 = [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
| year2 = 1946–1950
| family = {{ubl|[[K. S. Ranjitsinhji|Ranjitsinhji]] (great-uncle)|[[Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji|Lakhajirajsinji]] (father)|[[Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji|Manoharsinhji]] (son)}}
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 13
| runs1 = 434
| bat avg1 = 22.84
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 77
| deliveries1 = 35
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 21.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/0
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| date = 12 December
| year = 2012
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40513/40513.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji''' (24 February 1913 – 9 November 1973), the '''14th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot''', was an Indian nobleman and ruler of the [[Salute state|princely state]] of [[Rajkot]] from June of 1940 until the [[Privy Purse in India|abolition of princely titles]] in 1971. The third son of [[Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji]], the 12th [[Thakore Saheb]], Pradyumansinhji succeeded to the title after the death of his older brother, [[Dharmendrasinhji Lakhajirajsinhji|Dharmendrasinhji]], on 11 June 1940.<ref name="saheb">[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/rajkot Rajkot (Princely State)] – Indian Rajputs. Retrieved 12 December 2012.</ref>

==Sportsman==

Like his father, who played three [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches, Pradyumansinhji had a keen interest in [[cricket]], and was a patron of the game in [[Gujarat]]. He made his first-class debut in December 1936, playing for [[Western India cricket team|Western India]] against [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] in the 1936–37 [[Ranji Trophy]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16039.html Gujarat v Western India], Ranji Trophy 1936/37 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.</ref> A regular player, he served as captain of Western India from the 1940–41 season to its dissolution after the 1945–46 season, a result of his title rather than cricketing ability. From the 1946–47 season to his retirement after the 1950–51 season, he was captain of the Kathiawar team, which from the 1951–52 season played as [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]], representing the [[Saurashtra (region)|eponymous region]] of India.<ref>[http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/RANJI_HISTORICAL_NOTE.html Ranji Trophy: Historical Note] – CricinfoIndia. Retrieved 21 December 2012.</ref>
Pradyumansinhji played almost exclusively as a [[batsman]], although he usually batted in the lower order.

Pradyumansinhji made two [[Century (cricket)|half-centuries]] during his career, with his highest score, an innings of 77 runs, achieved against [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] during the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18737.html Maharashtra v Kathiawar], Ranji Trophy 1948/49 (1st Round) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.</ref> This match was particularly notable for its conclusion, with Pradyumansinhji (as Kathiawar's captain) deciding to [[Result (cricket)#Conceded|concede]] the match at [[Playing time (cricket)#Intervals|tea]] on the third day. Maharashtra were 826/4, with [[B. B. Nimbalkar]] having scored 443 [[not out]], the first (and only) [[List of first-class cricket quadruple centuries|quadruple century]] in Indian first-class cricket, and nine runs behind Sir [[Donald Bradman]]'s world record score of 452 not out.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/266828.html The Indian world record thwarted by a sulk] – ESPNcricinfo. Published 11 November 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2012.</ref> In a move regarded as highly [[unsporting]], Pradyumansinhji forfeited the match to prevent his team being associated with the breaking of such a record.<ref>[http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/bb-nimbalkar-passes/39641 Babasaheb Nimbalkar passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206084515/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/bb-nimbalkar-passes/39641 |date=6 February 2013 }} – Wisden India. Published 11 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.</ref> His last first-class match was played in December 1950.<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40513/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Thakore Saheb of Rajkot (13)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.</ref>

==Personal life==

Outside of cricket, Pradyumansinhji lost most of his official power after [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] in 1947, when Rajkot was incorporated into [[Saurashtra State|United State of Kathiawar]] (later the United State of Saurashtra). Rajkot's former territory would later become part of [[Bombay State]] (November 1956 – May 1960) and [[Gujarat]] (May 1960 onwards). After a 1971 [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India|amendment]] to the [[Constitution of India]], Pradyumansinhji was stripped of any legal recognition of his titles (as well as access to the [[Privy Purse in India|Privy Purse]]), although he maintained them as a [[courtesy title|courtesy]] until his death in November 1973.<ref name="saheb"/> His son, [[Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji|Manoharsinhji]], succeeded him as Thakore Saheb, and also played first-class cricket for Saurashtra.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40513/40513.html Thakore Saheb of Rajkot] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.</ref>

==Titles==
* '''24 February 1913 – 11 June 1940:''' Kumar Pradyumansinhji, Yuvraj Saheb of Rajkot
* '''11 June 1940 – 28 December 1971:''' His Highness Thakore Saheb Shri Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji, 14th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot
* '''28 December 1971 – 9 November 1973:''' Mr. Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji Jadeja

==References==
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