15 Facts About Hanumant Singh

Hanumant Singh played in 14 Test matches for the Indian cricket team from 1964 to 1969.

Hanumant Singh was later an International Cricket Council match referee in 9 Tests and 54 One Day Internationals from 1995 to 2002.

Hanumant Singh was the second son of Chandraveer Singh, Maharawal of Banswara from 1944 to 1985, making him Maharajkumar of Banswara.

Hanumant Singh was initially educated at Welham Boys' School in Dehradun.

Hanumant Singh has a Cricket Ground named after him at Daly College, Hanumant Oval.

Hanumant Singh was a member of the Madhya Bharat cricket team.

Hanumant Singh played domestic first-class cricket for Madhya Bharat and then Rajasthan and Central Zone, and was known as "Chhotu" as a result of his short stature.

Hanumant Singh batted well from the back foot, particularly working the ball on the leg side.

Hanumant Singh was captain of Rajasthan in three Ranji Trophy finals, but lost each time.

Hanumant Singh was manager of the Indian team that toured the West Indies in 1983 and was of Rajasthan cricket team as well as head coach of Kenya cricket team in early 1990.

Hanumant Singh coached them to a 1990 ICC Trophy in Netherlands as they lost in semi-final then in 1994 ICC Trophy where UAE cricket team defeated Kenya in the final.

Hanumant Singh was coach of the Kenya team that played in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Hanumant Singh served as an International Cricket Council match referee in 9 Tests and 54 ODIs from March 1995 to February 2002.

Hanumant Singh was chairman of the National Cricket Academy, based in Bangalore, and a coach for Rajasthan.

Hanumant Singh died in Mumbai of multi-organ failure, after contracting dengue fever in the year 2006 at the age of 67.