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			\|office = 24th [[List of presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India\|President of BCCI]]
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			\|predecessor = [[Inderjit Singh Bindra]]
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	\| club2 = [[Rajasthan cricket team\|Rajasthan]]		\| club2 = [[Rajasthan cricket team\|Rajasthan]]
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	'''Raj Singh Dungarpur''' (19 December 1935 – 12 September 2009) was a president of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]. He played [[first class cricket]] for 16 years and was in and out of the Board of Control for more than 20 years. He was a selector of the national team for two terms. He also managed the Indian cricket team four times on overseas tours.		'''Raj Singh Dungarpur''' (19 December 1935 – 12 September 2009) was a president of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]. He played [[first class cricket]] for 16 years and was in and out of the Board of Control for more than 20 years. He was a selector of the national team for two terms. He also managed the Indian cricket team four times on overseas tours.

	~~Raj Singh~~ Dungarpur ~~was the person who~~ introduced [[Sachin Tendulkar]] to ~~the world. He was chairman of the selection committee that selected~~ him ~~to tour [[Pakistan]] as a member of the~~ [[Indian cricket team]] when he was just 16.<ref name = "SIFY1">{{cite news\|title=Raj Singh Dungarpur: A bachelor wedded to cricket \|url=http://www.sify.com/sports/raj-singh-dungarpur-a-bachelor-wedded-to-cricket-news-cricket-jjpuSlbbace.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811105320/http://www.sify.com/sports/raj-singh-dungarpur-a-bachelor-wedded-to-cricket-news-cricket-jjpuSlbbace.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2011-08-11 \|~~publisher~~=[[Sify~~.com~~]] \|date= 2009-09-15\|accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> He is also credited for establishing the [[National Cricket Academy]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref name="rsd">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_his-last-words-donald-george-bradman_1289714 \| title=His last words: Donald George Bradman \| accessdate=11 March 2011 \| date=13 September 2009 \| work=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref>		As the chairman of the selection committee, Dungarpur introduced [[Sachin Tendulkar]] to international cricket by selecting him for [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1989–90\|India's 1989 tour of Pakistan]] when he was just 16 years old.<ref name = "SIFY1">{{cite news\|title=Raj Singh Dungarpur: A bachelor wedded to cricket \|url=http://www.sify.com/sports/raj-singh-dungarpur-a-bachelor-wedded-to-cricket-news-cricket-jjpuSlbbace.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811105320/http://www.sify.com/sports/raj-singh-dungarpur-a-bachelor-wedded-to-cricket-news-cricket-jjpuSlbbace.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2011-08-11 \|website=[[Sify]] \|date= 2009-09-15\|accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> He is also credited for establishing the [[National Cricket Academy]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref name="rsd">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_his-last-words-donald-george-bradman_1289714 \| title=His last words: Donald George Bradman \| accessdate=11 March 2011 \| date=13 September 2009 \| work=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Maharaj Raj Singh was born in the erstwhile [[princely state]] of [[Dungarpur State\|Dungarpur]] in [[Rajasthan]] (then called [[Rajputana]]) on 19 December 1935.{{~~citation needed~~\|date=~~March 2012~~}} He was the youngest son of [[Laxman Singh\|Maharawal Lakshman Singhji]], the ruler of Dungarpur.~~{{citation needed\|date~~=~~March 2012}}~~ He has two brothers, namely, Jaisinghji and Mahipalsinghji, and three sisters, one of whom is the Maharani of Bikaner.{{citation needed\|date=March 2012}} He studied at [[Daly College]], [[Indore]]. He was the long-term romantic partner of [[Lata Mangeshkar]], the legendary singer.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden]]'' 2010, p. 1678.</ref><ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/in-the-name-of-love-unsung-saga-of-melody-queen-lata/1669649 In the name of love: Unsung saga of melody queen Lata, Outlook, 24 NOVEMBER 2019]</ref>		Maharaj Raj Singh was born in the erstwhile [[princely state]] of [[Dungarpur State\|Dungarpur]] in [[Rajasthan]] (then called [[Rajputana]]) on 19 December 1935.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Raj Singh Dungarpur Profile \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/raj-singh-dungarpur-33488 \|website=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> He was the youngest son of [[Laxman Singh\|Maharawal Lakshman Singhji]], the ruler of Dungarpur.<ref name="death"/> He has two brothers, namely, Jaisinghji and Mahipalsinghji, and three sisters, one of whom is the Maharani of Bikaner.{{citation needed\|date=March 2012}} He studied at [[Daly College]], [[Indore]]. He was the long-term romantic partner of [[Lata Mangeshkar]], the legendary singer.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden]]'' 2010, p. 1678.</ref><ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/in-the-name-of-love-unsung-saga-of-melody-queen-lata/1669649 In the name of love: Unsung saga of melody queen Lata, Outlook, 24 NOVEMBER 2019]</ref>

	He played for [[Rajasthan cricket team~~\|Rajasthan~~]] and [[Central Zone cricket team~~\|Central Zone~~]], appearing in 86 first class cricket matches from 1955 to 1971, taking 206 wickets as a medium-pace bowler. In Rajasthan's victory over [[Vidarbha cricket team\|Vidarbha]] in 1967-68 he took his best figures of 7 for 88 and 5 for 55.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29152.html Rajasthan v Vidarbha 1967-68]</ref> He was appointed as the Manager of the Indian ~~Cricket~~ team on a number of ~~occasions~~.~~{{citation needed\|date~~=~~March 2012}} He was also a keen wildlife enthusiast, and also a keen golfer.{{citation needed\|date=March 2012}}~~		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 cricket team\|Vidarbha]] in 1967-68 he took his best figures of 7 for 88 and 5 for 55.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29152.html Rajasthan v Vidarbha 1967-68]</ref> He was appointed as the Manager of the Indian cricket team on a number of tours.<ref name="death"/>

	He was also the president of [[Cricket Club of India]] for 13 years ~~in [[Mumbai]]~~. He served as the ~~President~~ of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for two terms.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.headlinesindia.com/sports-news/cricket/former-bcci-president-dungarpur-dies-22233.html\|title=Former BCCI president Dungarpur dies\|date=12 September 2009\|publisher=HeadlinesIndia\|accessdate=2009-09-12\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130125143344/http://www.headlinesindia.com/sports-news/cricket/former-bcci-president-dungarpur-dies-22233.html\|archivedate=25 January 2013}}</ref> His last cricketing stint was as the manager of the Indian team to Pakistan.		He was also the president of [[Cricket Club of India]], Mumbai for 13 years. He served as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for two terms.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.headlinesindia.com/sports-news/cricket/former-bcci-president-dungarpur-dies-22233.html\|title=Former BCCI president Dungarpur dies\|date=12 September 2009\|publisher=HeadlinesIndia\|accessdate=2009-09-12\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130125143344/http://www.headlinesindia.com/sports-news/cricket/former-bcci-president-dungarpur-dies-22233.html\|archivedate=25 January 2013}}</ref> 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. His funeral was held at Dungarpur.<ref name="death">{{cite news\|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/424650.html?CMP=OTC-RSS\|title=Raj Singh Dungarpur dies aged 73\|date=12 September 2009\|work=Cricinfo\|publisher=ESPN\|accessdate=2009-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_former-bcci-chief-raj-singh-dungarpur-dead_1289582\|title=Former BCCI chief Raj Singh Dungarpur dead\|date=12 September 2009\|publisher=DNA\|accessdate=2009-09-12}}</ref>		He died on 12 September 2009, after a prolonged battle with [[Alzheimer's disease]], in Mumbai, aged 73. His funeral was held at Dungarpur.<ref name="death">{{cite news\|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/424650.html?CMP=OTC-RSS\|title=Raj Singh Dungarpur dies aged 73\|date=12 September 2009\|work=Cricinfo\|publisher=ESPN\|accessdate=2009-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_former-bcci-chief-raj-singh-dungarpur-dead_1289582\|title=Former BCCI chief Raj Singh Dungarpur dead\|date=12 September 2009\|publisher=DNA\|accessdate=2009-09-12}}</ref>

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| club2 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
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'''Raj Singh Dungarpur''' (19 December 1935 – 12 September 2009) was a president of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]. He played [[first class cricket]] for 16 years and was in and out of the Board of Control for more than 20 years. He was a selector of the national team for two terms. He also managed the Indian cricket team four times on overseas tours.

Raj Singh Dungarpur was the person who introduced [[Sachin Tendulkar]] to the world. He was chairman of the selection committee that selected him to tour [[Pakistan]] as a member of the [[Indian cricket team]] when he was just 16.<ref name = "SIFY1">{{cite news|title=Raj Singh Dungarpur: A bachelor wedded to cricket |url=http://www.sify.com/sports/raj-singh-dungarpur-a-bachelor-wedded-to-cricket-news-cricket-jjpuSlbbace.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811105320/http://www.sify.com/sports/raj-singh-dungarpur-a-bachelor-wedded-to-cricket-news-cricket-jjpuSlbbace.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-11 |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |date= 2009-09-15|accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> He is also credited for establishing the [[National Cricket Academy]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref name="rsd">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_his-last-words-donald-george-bradman_1289714 | title=His last words: Donald George Bradman | accessdate=11 March 2011 | date=13 September 2009 | work=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref>

==Biography==
Maharaj Raj Singh was born in the erstwhile [[princely state]] of [[Dungarpur State|Dungarpur]] in [[Rajasthan]] (then called [[Rajputana]]) on 19 December 1935.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} He was the youngest son of [[Laxman Singh|Maharawal Lakshman Singhji]], the ruler of Dungarpur.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} He has two brothers, namely, Jaisinghji and Mahipalsinghji, and three sisters, one of whom is the Maharani of Bikaner.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} He studied at [[Daly College]], [[Indore]]. He was the long-term romantic partner of [[Lata Mangeshkar]], the legendary singer.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 2010, p. 1678.</ref><ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/in-the-name-of-love-unsung-saga-of-melody-queen-lata/1669649 In the name of love: Unsung saga of melody queen Lata, Outlook, 24 NOVEMBER 2019]</ref>

He played for [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] and [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]], appearing in 86 first class cricket matches from 1955 to 1971, taking 206 wickets as a medium-pace bowler. In Rajasthan's victory over [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] in 1967-68 he took his best figures of 7 for 88 and 5 for 55.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29152.html Rajasthan v Vidarbha 1967-68]</ref> He was appointed as the Manager of the Indian Cricket team on a number of occasions.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} He was also a keen wildlife enthusiast, and also a keen golfer.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

He was also the president of [[Cricket Club of India]] for 13 years in [[Mumbai]]. He served as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for two terms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.headlinesindia.com/sports-news/cricket/former-bcci-president-dungarpur-dies-22233.html|title=Former BCCI president Dungarpur dies|date=12 September 2009|publisher=HeadlinesIndia|accessdate=2009-09-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130125143344/http://www.headlinesindia.com/sports-news/cricket/former-bcci-president-dungarpur-dies-22233.html|archivedate=25 January 2013}}</ref> 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. His funeral was held at Dungarpur.<ref name="death">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/424650.html?CMP=OTC-RSS|title=Raj Singh Dungarpur dies aged 73|date=12 September 2009|work=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2009-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_former-bcci-chief-raj-singh-dungarpur-dead_1289582|title=Former BCCI chief Raj Singh Dungarpur dead|date=12 September 2009|publisher=DNA|accessdate=2009-09-12}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Cricinfo|id=33488}}
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40480/40480.html Raj Singh at CricketArchive]
* [http://www.rajsinghdungarpur.com Raj Singh Dungarpur website]

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