Gajendra Singh Shaktawat

Gajendra Singh Shaktawat

Personal information
Full name	Gajendra Singh Shaktawat
Born	18 October 1944 Baansi, Rajasthan, India
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Role	Batsman

Gajendra Singh Shaktawat is a former Indian cricketer. He played for Services cricket team and Railways cricket team in the Ranji Trophy. He also played in the Duleep Trophy.^[1][2][3]

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.

Early Years

Gp. Capt. Shaktawat was born in the royal house of thikana Baansi near Chittorgarh. He completed his schooling in Udaipur city at the Bhupal Nobles institution.

Winning Team of 1993 Hero Cup – Cricket

Career

1. Joined Indian Air force in the year 1969
2. War veteran - he saw action from close quarters near the Jaisalmer air force base in the 1971 indo-pak war
3. Commanded Military Police unit
4. Retired as director of the services sports college, Ghorpari, Pune (erstwhile NDA campus)

Sports Administration

1. Chairman - Rajasthan Sports Board 1998 - 2003
2. Services Sports Control Board 1990-1993
3. Manager of the Indian National Cricket Team 1993 tour of Srilanka, 1993 Hero Cup.
4. Manager Indian shooting team - Asian Games - Beijing 1990
5. Manager Indian Athletics Contingent - 1991 World Championships in Athletics, Tokyo
6. Mananger - Indian Olympics contingent - 1992 Barcelona
7. Manager - Indian Olympics contingent - 2000 Sydney

Adventures

1. Member of ganges river rafting team
2. Bronze medal winner in the Himalayan car rally
3. Bronze medal winner in National trap shooting championships 1993

References

1. "Player Profile: Gajendra Singh Shaktawat". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
2. "Gajendra Shaktawat". Cricinfo. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
3. "First Class Matches: Gajendra Singh Shaktawat". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-01-25.