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. Yadvindra Singh (1913-74) His Highness the late Maharaja Yadvindra Singh was a multi-faceted personality. In the field of sports he started from where his illustrious father had left. Maintaining high sporting traditions of his family Yadvindra Singh worked for sports with such courage, conviction and zeal that sports soon found itself on a firm footing in his time. Graceful and handsome, he was a towering figure. On the way he was dogged by many hurdles yet he advanced on his royal march. He reared many sports organisations and gave right direction to them. He was not only a fine cricketer and an able sports administrator, but he was, Yadvindra Singh showed his skill in a number of spheres, besides sports. This may have something to do with his early experience. Yadvindra Singh studied at Aitchison College, Lahore. Later, he was also trained at the Police Training Centre, Phillaur. He conducted the state affairs in the absence of his father. It must be mentioned here that it was he who played a key role in the integration of the country during the turbulent period of partition in 1947 when many princely states had raised the flag of revolt against the Indian Union. The Indian government gave full recognition to him and he, along with Mr Krishana Menon represented India in the United Nations and UNESCO. As a cricketer, he earned the India colours. From 1939 to 60 he remained Chairman by his younger brother Raja Bhalindra Singh, who died in 1992. Durng his time he was also Ambassador to the Netherlands. It was during that period that India recorded the sensational World Cup victory over their arch hockey rivals Pakistan in Amsterdam.
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