Bhalindra Singh

Bhalindra Singh (9 October 1919 – 16 April 1992) was an Indian sports administrator and a former first-class cricketer.

Bhalindra Singh
4th & 6th President of Indian Olympic Association
In office
1960–1975
Preceded byYadavindra Singh
Succeeded byOm Prakash Mehra
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byOm Prakash Mehra
Succeeded byVidya Charan Shukla
Member of the International Olympic Committee
In office
1947–1992
Personal details
Born(1919-10-09)9 October 1919
Patiala, Punjab Province, British India
Died16 April 1992(1992-04-16) (aged 72)
Children4, including Randhir Singh
Parent(s)Bhupinder Singh (father)
Jaswant Kaur (mother)
EducationAitchison College
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 392
Batting average 21.77
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 109
Balls bowled 1284
Wickets 25
Bowling average 27.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/34
Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: Cricinfo

Early life and education

Bhalindra Singh was born on 9 October 1919 in Patiala, Punjab Province, British India.[1] He was a younger son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. Singh's mother was Jaswant Kaur. His elder brother was Yadavindra Singh.

Singh was educated in Aitchison College in Lahore and attended Magdalene College, Cambridge in England.[2]

Cricket career

Singh was a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm slow bowler.[1] During his time at the University of Cambridge, he played one match for the Cambridge University Cricket Club.[3][1] The match was in 1939 and was against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.[3][1] After Cambridge, Singh played 12 matches in India for Southern Punjab and Patiala.[1] In the 1943-44 season, he made his only century while playing for Southern Punjab against Northern India.[1]

Sports administration career

After finishing his cricket career, Singh became a sports administrator. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1947 to 1992 and had also served on the IOC's executive board.[4][5] Singh was the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) from 1960 to 1975 and from 1980 1984.[4] He was President of the Athletics Federation of India from 1952 to 1968.[6] Singh was instrumental in organising and bringing the 9th Asian Games to Delhi in 1982.[7] He had also served as the President of the Asian Games Federation.[8][9]

The Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy is named after Singh and is awarded to the team that wins the highest number of gold medals at the National Games of India.[10][11]

Awards

Personal life

Singh has 3 daughters and one son.[3] His son, Randhir Singh, is a prominent sports administrator and a former Olympic-level trap and skeet shooter.[14][15]

References
  1. "Bhalindra Singh Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. Encyclopaedia of Cities and Towns in India: Punjab. Gyan Publishing House. 2008. p. 198. ISBN 978-81-212-0973-1.
  3. Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, India (1992). Advance. Public Relations, Punjab. pp. 46–47.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Indian Olympic Association". Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee,. 1980. p. 125.
  6. Naseem, Mohammad; Naseem, Saman (20 August 2022). Sports Law in India. Kluwer Law International B.V. ISBN 978-94-035-4775-6.
  7. Bobb, Dilip; Raina, Asoka (12 August 2014). "India set to stage country's most ambitious undertaking to date - IX Asiad". India Today. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. Kaul, Vimla (1978). India Since Independence: Chronology of Events. Vol. 7. Sagar Publications. p. 1742.
  9. "Services retain Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy; Sajan Prakash and Hashika Ramachandra crowned Best Athletes". India Today. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. Olympics.com (12 October 2022). "National Games 2022: Services retain Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy; Lovlina Borgohain wins gold in boxing". Olympics. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  11. Peri, Dinakar (14 October 2022). "Services team tops medals tally at National Games 2022 for fourth consecutive time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  12. "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  13. Careers Digest: A Journal of Careers, Competitions, and Current Affairs. 1983. p. 53.
  14. "Raja Randhir SINGH - Indian Olympic Association, IOC Member since 2001". International Olympic Committee. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  15. "Singh appointed acting Olympic Council of Asia president". Reuters. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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