Gajendra Singh Shaktawat
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Gajendra Singh Shaktawat is a former India
n cricket
er. He played for Services cricket team
and Railways cricket team
in the Ranji Trophy
. He also played in the Duleep Trophy
.
Retired as Group Captain from the Indian Air Force
, he has been President of Rajasthan State Sports Council
in the Ashok Gehlot
Government from 1999-2004 and currently lives in Udaipur city, India.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He played for Services cricket team
Services cricket team
The Services cricket team is a domestic cricket team in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, the main domestic competition in India.-Current squad:*Sarbjit Singh*Yashpal Singh *Jasvir Singh*Brijesh Kumar*Vishnu Tiwari*Mumtaaz Qadir...
and Railways cricket team
Railways cricket team
The Railways Cricket Team has been very successful in the Ranji Trophy in recent years, although much of their history has been spent in unsuccessful endeavours to win the tournament.-Competition History:...
in the Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
. He also played in the Duleep Trophy
Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji .-History:...
.
Retired as Group Captain from the Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
, he has been President of Rajasthan State Sports Council
Rajasthan State Sports Council
Rajasthan State Sports Council is the apex body in Rajasthan at the State level to look after the development of sports activities and providing coaching to the players of the state.It was set up in 1957 by the Government of Rajasthan....
in the Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot is the 21st & 23rd Chief Minister of the state of Rajasthan, India.-Personal:Shri Ashok Gehlot, son of Late Shri Laxman Singh Gehlot, was born on 3 May 1951 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A Science and Law Graduate, Shri Gehlot holds an M.A. in Economics. Married to Smt. Sunita Gehlot on 27...
Government from 1999-2004 and currently lives in Udaipur city, India.