▁Ran ji ▁had ▁felt ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁speaking ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁British ▁interests ▁and , ▁The ▁Mor ning ▁Post ▁said , ▁" Fe eling ▁himself ▁re bu ked ▁by ▁the ▁Power ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁save ,   ... ▁he ▁lost ▁all ▁desire ▁to ▁live ". ▁Whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁dispute ▁was ▁the ▁catal yst ▁for ▁his ▁final ▁ill ness , ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁health ▁had ▁gradually ▁d eter ior ated ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁years . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁and ▁his ▁as hes ▁were ▁scattered ▁over ▁the ▁River ▁G anges . ▁His ▁estate ▁in ▁England ▁was ▁worth ▁£ 1 8 5 , 9 5 8 ▁at ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁style ▁In ▁his ▁day , ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁batt ing ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁innov ative ▁and ▁history ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁look ▁upon ▁him ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁original ▁sty lists ▁to ▁have ▁ever ▁played ▁the ▁game ". ▁His ▁great ▁friend ▁and ▁Sus sex ▁captain , ▁C . ▁B . ▁F ry ▁commented ▁on ▁Ran ji ' s ▁" dist inct iveness ", ▁att rib uting ▁it ▁to ▁" a ▁combination ▁of ▁perfect ▁po ise ▁and ▁the ▁quick ness ▁peculiar ▁to ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁H indu ". ▁Ne ville ▁Card us ▁described ▁English ▁cr icket , ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁as ▁" English ▁through ▁and ▁through ", ▁but ▁that ▁when ▁Ran ji ▁batt ed , ▁" a ▁strange ▁light ▁from ▁the ▁East