Ahmedabad. Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja will be the next Jam Saheb of Jamnagar, Gujarat. Current Jam Saheb Shatrushaly Singh ji announced the name of Ajay Jadeja as his successor on Friday. Shatrushalya Singh ji said that Ajay Jadeja will be the next Jam Saheb of Nawanagar and it will be very good for the people here. Ajay Jadeja has been a brilliant player of the Indian cricket team. He remained in the Indian cricket team from 1992 to 2000. Ajay Jadeja was also the Vice Captain of the Indian cricket team and is still remembered for his excellent batting.
Ajay Jadeja is 53 years old. Ajay Jadeja played 15 Test and 196 ODI cricket matches for India. His name came up in match fixing. After which BCCI banned Ajay Jadeja. Ajay Jadeja had appealed against this decision in Delhi High Court. Delhi High Court had also lifted the ban on Ajay Jadeja from playing cricket. Still, Ajay Jadeja was not included in the Indian cricket team again. Ajay Jadeja, who was the mentor of many IPL teams, had also coached the Afghanistan cricket team. Thanks to his coaching, Afghanistan’s cricket team defeated many famous teams including Pakistan in international competitions.
If we talk about current Jam Saheb Shatrushalya Singh ji of Jamnagar, he has no children. For this reason, he chose Ajay Jadeja as the new Jam Saheb after him. Ajay Jadeja belongs to the family of Jam Saheb of Nawanagar. Shatrushalya Singh ji’s father Digvijay Singh was also a Jam Saheb. Before this, Jam Saheb of Jamnagar was Ranjit Singh ji. Ranjit Singh ji was a famous cricketer and showed his talent in England. The domestic Ranji Trophy is played in the name of Ranjit Singh. KS Dilip Singh ji, a member of the royal family of Jamnagar, was also there. The Duleep Trophy cricket competition is held in his name.
