▁of ▁Pr at ap ▁Singh ▁and ▁S ard ar ▁Singh , ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁of ▁J od h pur . ▁In ▁December , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁travel led ▁to ▁India ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁secure ▁financial ▁guarante es ▁from ▁the ▁council ▁acting ▁for ▁Raj inder ▁Singh ' s ▁son ▁and ▁from ▁J od h pur ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ara o ▁of ▁K utch , ▁who ▁was ▁sympath etic ▁but ▁unw illing ▁to ▁help ; ▁he ▁never theless ▁later ▁received ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁a ▁substantial ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁which ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁promised . ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁Indian ▁trip ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁season ; ▁no ▁reason ▁was ▁given ▁for ▁his ▁absence ▁and ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁public ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁where ▁he ▁was . ▁ ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁mid - May ▁and ▁immediately ▁res umed ▁the ▁captain cy ▁of ▁Sus sex . ▁However , ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁low ▁scores ▁and ▁uncertain ▁performances ▁suggested ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁neither ▁ment ally ▁nor ▁phys ically ▁fit ▁for ▁cr icket ▁and ▁Simon ▁Wil de ▁writes ▁that ▁his ▁failure ▁to ▁secure ▁support ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁continued ▁pressure ▁of ▁threatened ▁bank rupt cy ▁placed ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁difficult ▁situation . ▁The ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁team ▁was ▁tour ing ▁England ▁once ▁more ▁and ▁Ran j its