[3][4] Vizzy was the second son of Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapathi Raju, the ruler of Vizianagaram in present-day Andhra Pradesh.

[citation needed] Vizzy organized his cricket team in 1926 and constructed a ground in his palace compounds.

He donated a pavilion named after the viceroy in the newly constructed Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi.

[8] Vizzy finally was named the captain of the team that toured England in 1936, a post that he secured after lobbying and manipulation.

Some of the senior players in the squad, including Lala Amarnath, C. K. Nayudu and Vijay Merchant, were critical of Vizzy's playing abilities and captaincy, and the team was split between those who supported and those who criticised the captain.

[citation needed] The low point in the tour occurred during India's match against Minor Counties at Lord's.

Visibly angry after returning to the dressing room, he threw his kit into his bag and muttered in Punjabi, "I know what is transpiring".

Vizzy took this as an affront, and conspired with team manager Major Jack Brittain-Jones to have Lala Amarnath sent back from the tour without playing the First Test.

[9] It is also alleged that in the First Test against England, Vizzy offered Mushtaq Ali a gold watch to run out Vijay Merchant.

The report found Amarnath not guilty of any of the charges alleged by Vizzy and Major Jones, and completely exonerated him.

According to Dickie Rutnagur,[15] when Vizzy had just finished describing how he had hunted tigers, Rohan Kanhai responded: Really?