▁and ▁the ▁ball ▁was ▁char med ▁to ▁any ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁he ▁chose , ▁as ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁in ▁his ▁hands ▁not ▁a ▁bat ▁but ▁a ▁w izard ' s ▁wand ." ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁began , ▁V ib h aj i ▁died ; ▁his ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁son ▁Jas w ants in h ji ▁officially ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May , ▁while ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁playing ▁for ▁Sus sex ▁against ▁the ▁M CC , ▁taking ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁J ass aj i . ▁The ▁British ▁appointed ▁an ▁Administr ator ▁to ▁rule ▁until ▁he ▁reached ▁an ▁appropriate ▁age ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁a ▁r uler . ▁As ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁fame ▁increased ▁throughout ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁journal ists ▁pressed ▁for ▁more ▁information ▁on ▁his ▁background . ▁Some ▁stories ▁circul ated ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁an ▁Indian ▁state ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁his ▁right ful ▁position ▁as ▁r uler ▁of ▁N aw an agar ; ▁despite ▁his ▁protest ations ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁correct , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁these ▁stories . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁he ▁began ▁planning ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁position , ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁en qui ries ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁his ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁prince . ▁ ▁Test ▁debut ▁and ▁controvers y ▁Ran j its