Sports News | Former Saurashtra Cricketer Dharmarajsinh Jadeja Dies

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Former Saurashtra cricketer Dharmarajsinh Jadeja died here on Monday after a long battle against cancer.

Vadodara, Sep 11 (PTI) Former Saurashtra cricketer Dharmarajsinh Jadeja died here on Monday after a long battle against cancer.

He was 65 years old.

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Dharmarajsinh played 17 First-Class matches from 1976-77 season to 1983-84, taking 34 wickets with his left-arm spin.

He represented Saurashtra in 16 matches of the Ranji Trophy, said Saurashtra Cricket Association in a release.

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He was the younger brother of Rajendrasinh Jadeja, who also played First-Class cricket for Saurashtra.

Rajendrasinh, who played 50 First-Class and 11 List A matches, had passed away in 2021 due to post Covid-19 complications.

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