▁G ym kh ana ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁membership . ▁ ▁Although ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁no ▁children , ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁his ▁nep he ws ▁and ▁nie ces ; ▁they ▁lived ▁in ▁his ▁pal aces ▁and ▁he ▁sent ▁them ▁to ▁Britain ▁to ▁study . ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁nep he ws ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁cr icket ▁and ▁several ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁minor ▁success ▁in ▁school ▁cr icket . ▁The ▁most ▁effective ▁was ▁D ule eps in h ji ; ▁critics ▁sp otted ▁a ▁similarity ▁to ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁in ▁his ▁style ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁county ▁and ▁Test ▁career ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁the ▁game ▁through ▁ill ness ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁However , ▁he ▁felt ▁press ured ▁by ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁only ▁played ▁to ▁keep ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁happy . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁Federation ▁and ▁death ▁For ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁devoted ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁supporting ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Prin ces . ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁un ite ▁his ▁fellow ▁princes ▁against ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁dem ocracy , ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁the ▁growing ▁host ility ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress . ▁He ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Prin ces . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁also ▁secured ▁a ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Indian ▁deleg ation ▁to