Name Bhalindra Singh Died April 16, 1992 | Grandparents Rajinder Singh | |
Role Bhupinder Singh of Patiala's son Parents Bhupinder Singh of Patiala People also search for Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Yadavindra Singh, Maharani Sri Bakhtawar Kaur Sahiba, Rajinder Singh | ||
Raja Bhalindra Singh (9 October 1919 – 16 April 1992) was an Indian first class cricketer and Maharajkumar of Patiala. His father was Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and his brother Yuvraj of Patiala played Test cricket for India.
Bhalindra was a right-handed middle order batsman and handy right arm slow bowler. He played just one first class match in England, for Cambridge University in 1939 against Northamptonshire. The rest of his games were played for Southern Punjab and Patiala back home in India. His only century was made for Southern Punjab against Northern India in 1943-44.
After finishing his cricket career, he was very active as a national sports administrator, becoming President of the Indian Olympic Association in 1960 and a member of International Olympic Committee in 1947.
He was instrumental in organising the Asian Games in 1951. His son Raja Randhir Singh is the secretary general of Indian Olympics Association.