, ▁as ▁Mah ar aja ▁Jam ▁Sa heb , ▁and ▁a ▁noted ▁Test ▁cr ick eter ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁cr icket ▁team . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Cambridge ▁University , ▁and ▁county ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁Ran ji ▁has ▁widely ▁been ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁b ats men ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁Ne ville ▁Card us ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁Mid sum mer ▁night ' s ▁dream ▁of ▁cr icket ". ▁Un orth odox ▁in ▁technique ▁and ▁with ▁fast ▁re actions , ▁he ▁brought ▁a ▁new ▁style ▁to ▁batt ing ▁and ▁revolution ised ▁the ▁game . ▁Pre viously , ▁b ats men ▁had ▁generally ▁pushed ▁forward ; ▁Ran ji ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁impro ving ▁quality ▁of ▁pitch es ▁in ▁his ▁era ▁and ▁played ▁more ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁foot , ▁both ▁in ▁defence ▁and ▁attack . ▁He ▁is ▁particularly ▁associated ▁with ▁one ▁shot , ▁the ▁leg ▁glance , ▁which ▁he ▁invent ed ▁or ▁popular ised . ▁The ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁tournament ▁in ▁India , ▁the ▁Ran ji ▁Tro phy , ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour ▁and ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁Bh up inder ▁Singh ▁of ▁Pat ial a . ▁His ▁nep hew ▁D ule eps in h ji ▁followed ▁Ran ji ' s ▁path ▁as ▁a ▁b ats man ▁playing ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁cr icket ▁team . ▁ ▁A way ▁from