Ajay Jadeja Named Heir To Jamnagar Throne: Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja, who belongs to the royal family of Jamnagar (formerly Navanagar), the princely state of Gujarat, has been declared the new heir to the throne of Jamnagar. The current Jam Saheb of Jamnagar, Shatrushalysinghji Digvijaysinghji Maharaj, announced this historic decision through a letter late on Friday night. After this announcement, Ajay Jadeja will now be called the new Jam Saheb.
Ajay Jadeja’s father, Daulatsinhji Jadeja, a 53-year-old scion of the Jamnagar royal family, is Shatrushalysinhji’s cousin. While declaring Ajay Jadeja as his successor, Shatrushalysinghji said, “Dussehra is the day on which Pandavas experienced victory after successfully completing 14 years of exile. Today I also feel victorious, because Ajay Jadeja has accepted to become my successor and the next Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, which I truly consider a big boon for the people of Jamnagar.” He also thanked Ajay Jadeja for accepting this responsibility.
Career of former cricketer Ajay Jadeja
Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja, born in Jamnagar in 1971, had a brilliant career for Team India. Ajay Jadeja represented India from 1992 to 2000. However, after being caught in the fixing scandal, he could not take the field again for India. Jadeja got a clean chit from the court in the fixing case, but there was a stain on his career. Talking about his cricket career, Ajay Jadeja played 15 Tests and 196 ODI matches for India. In Test cricket, Jadeja scored 576 runs for Team India, while in ODI he has 5359 runs in his name, in which he has scored 6 centuries and 30 half-centuries. The most memorable moment of his cricket career came in the 1996 Cricket World Cup quarter-finals, when he led the Indian team to victory against arch-rivals Pakistan. Jadeja scored 45 runs in just 25 balls, 40 of which came in the last two overs of Waqar Younis. Apart from batting, Jadeja’s fielding was also praised a lot.
What is Ajay Jadeja doing now?
After retirement from cricket, Jadeja currently does commentary. Apart from this, he has also been a mentor for many different teams in IPL. Last year he also became the coach of Afghanistan. Jadeja did not charge any fees from the Afghanistan Cricket Board for his services. He was greatly appreciated for this generosity.
Jam Saheb Ajay Jadeja is the owner of immense wealth
It is noteworthy that Jadeja’s full name is Ajay Singh Jadeja. His father Daulatsinhji Jadeja came from the royal family and was a three-time MP from Jamnagar. This is the reason why Jadeja also inherited property from his ancestors. However, Jadeja liked cricket, so he pursued his career in the game. According to media reports, Jadeja has assets worth more than Rs 250 crore. Jadeja’s main source of income at present is cricket commentary. Apart from this, he has a house like a palace and he owns many luxury vehicles. Jadeja has been one of the highest-paid cricketers of his time.
Jamnagar State’s rich heritage in cricket
The royal family of Jamnagar has a rich heritage in cricket. The prestigious Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy are named after Jadeja’s relatives KS Ranjitsinhji and KS Duleepsinhji respectively.
Ravindra Jadeja is also a Rajput of Jamnagar
You will be surprised to know that like Ajay Jadeja, Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja is also a Rajput of Jamnagar. He has been performing brilliantly in all three areas – bowling, batting and fielding. At present, he is one of the most important players of the Indian team.
History of Jamnagar royal family
The history of the royal family of Jamnagar is linked to King Jam Rawal of the Jadeja dynasty. He established the Nawanagar state in 1540 AD. He built a temple of Goddess Ashapura along with a fort and palace on the banks of two rivers, Rangamati and Nagamati. 36 types of Rajputs had come to Jamnagar from Kutch with Jam Rawal. Jam Rawal was the descendant of Jam Hala, hence the area was called ‘Halar’. In the local language the word ‘Jam’ means ‘chieftain’. The title of Jam Saheb was first used by Jam Rawalji Jadeja. Jamnagar was earlier known as Brass City. Jamnagar has base stations for the Indian Air Force, Indian Army and Indian Navy. There are also four famous marble Jain temples.
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