Ajay Jadeja has been declared the next Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, also known as Jamnagar the princely state in Gujarat. Published: November 12, 2024 11:34 PM IST By Edited by : Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja has been in the news recently as he has been declared the next Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, also known as Jamnagar the princely state in Gujarat. Jadeja has played 15 test matches for India from 1992 to 2000, scoring 576 runs at 26.
18 with four half-centuries to his name and a best of 96. Speaking of his professional career, 53-year-old Jadeja has also represented India in 196 One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the period, having scored 5359 runs at 37.47 with 6 hundred and 30 fifties to his name in the format.
Ajay Jadeja’s net worth has skyrocketed to over Rs 1,400 crores, making him one of the wealthiest cricketers in India. Along with this newfound wealth, he has also inherited several ancestral properties of the royal family. At one point, the Jamnagar royal family owned the famous Toussaint necklace, a symbol of their opulence.
In 1931, Nawab Ranjitsinghji Jadeja commissioned the creation of the Toussaint necklace, a luxurious piece of jewelry featuring the Queen of Holland diamond at its center. The necklace was designed by the prestigious jewelry house Cartier and named after Jeanne Toussaint, the director of Cartier, who drew inspiration from Mughal and other royal Indian jewelry. Toussaint was also a key figure in the Art Deco movement.
In 1960, the necklace wa.