Who was the only Indian cricketer to be knighted?
‘Lieutenant Colonel Sir Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju’, also known as ‘The Maharajkumar of Vizianagram’ was the only Indian cricketer knighted and was given the pet-name ‘Vizzy’.
Who got Sir title in cricket?
Sir Don Bradman – Australia (Gazette issue 38493) Sir Richard Hadlee – New Zealand (Gazette issue 52174) Sir Clive Lloyd – West Indies (Gazette issue 62866) Sir Garfield Sobers – West Indies (Gazette issue 46444)
Who was the captain of West Indies in 1975?
Test match captains
| West Indian Test match captains | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year |
| 16 | Clive Lloyd | 1975/6 |
| 1975/6 | ||
| 1976 | ||
When was Vivian knighted?
Viv Richards, in full Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, (born March 7, 1952, St. John’s, Antigua), West Indian cricketer, arguably the finest batsman of his generation.
What is a nickname for Vivian?
The name Vivian is primarily a female name of Latin origin that means Alive. The most common variation of Vivian is Vivien but other common spellings are Vivienne and Vivianne. Nicknames include Vi, Vivi, Yen, and Viv.
Who got Sir title in India?
“If conferred an honorary knighthood, the title ‘Sir’ can only be used by someone who is a citizen of a ‘Commonwealth Realm’, i.e., a state such as Australia, New Zealand and West Indies that recognises the Queen as head… Indians can neither use the title nor want to seek it.”
Has any Indian been knighted?
This category is about people from British India who were conferred British knighthoods prior to 1947, when it was partitioned into the independent nations of India and Pakistan. The 1946 Birthday Honours was the very last to confer knighthoods on Indian subjects of the King.
Who Refused being knighted?
Stephen Hawking Hawking turned down an offer of knighthood sometime in the ’90s as a form of protest against Britain’s lack of scientific funding.
Who got knighted 2020?
Northern Ireland’s former civil service chief David Sterling has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Mr Sterling said the “humbling” honour was recognition of the whole organisation’s work during the three-year Stormont stalemate.
Who was made a Dame in 2020?
Maureen Lipman is to be made a dame in the Queen’s delayed birthday honours list after a 50 year career, it emerged on Wednesday night. The actress best known for her part in the 1990s BT adverts will be honoured on Saturday according to The Times.
Who was knighted in 2021?
A knighthood is given to Professor Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection, University of Oxford for services to Public Health particularly during COVID-19.
Who is the oldest person to be knighted?
But it is the response to coronavirus which dominates, and an MBE for charity volunteer Anne Baker, 106, makes her the oldest ever recipient of an honour….Commonly awarded ranks:
- Companion of honour – Limited to 65 people.
- Knight or Dame.
- CBE – Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Who was the best knight in history?
Medieval Knights: 12 of the Best
- Sir William Marshal – ‘The Greatest Knight that Ever Lived’
- Richard I – ‘The Lionhearted’
- Sir William Wallace.
- Sir James Douglas – ‘The Black Douglas’
- Bertrand du Guesclin – ‘The Eagle of Brittany’
- Edward of Woodstock – ‘The Black Prince’
- Sir Henry Percy – ‘Hotspur’