Today is the 117th Birth Anniversary of legendary cricketer K. S. Duleepsinhji. Born on 13th of June 1905, he was an Indian batsman who played 12 Tests for England. Duleep was considered one of the finest batsmen of his time, but had to give up playing due to health issues.<br />”<br />”Duleep was born in a Royal family of Saurashtra and was the nephew of K.S. Ranjitsinhji. Duleep went to England to establish his cricket career and became a regular in the Sussex team in the mid-1920s and served them with distinction until 1932. He went on to captain them in his last season that is 1932. His career was a masterpiece in miniature. His cricketing days lasted all of eight seasons only.<br />”&nbsp;<br />”In this short span, he scored 50 centuries in First-Class cricket. Just 12 Tests were graced by his silken elegance, before failing health stopped him first from venturing to Australia for the infamous 1932-33 series and then from playing cricket altogether. In those dozen outings, he scored five runs short of a thousand, at an average of 58.52, with three splendid hundreds that were crafted with the platonic ideal of cricketing stroke-play. India have named their zonal tournament after him.&nbsp;<br />