Kanwar Rai Singh
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Kanwar Rai Singh is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
) is a former India
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er who played in one Test
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in 1948.
Rai Singh was a surprising selection for the Indian tour of Australia in 1947-48. The BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India
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President Anthony de Mello
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personally selected the team and D. B. Deodhar
D. B. Deodhar
Dinkar Balwant Deodhar was an Indian cricketer, who played in first class cricket matches during 1911 – 1948.Deodhar was born in Poona , India. He was, by profession, a professor at S. P. College in Pune....
, one of the selectors, threatened to resign protesting some of the choices. Rai Singh had little success in the first class matches that he played in the tour.
Rai Singh was a right-handed batsman and a captain in the Patiala army.