Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

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Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
INTL CAREER: 1961 - 1975
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Full Name

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)

Born

January 05, 1941, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Died

September 22, 2011, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, (aged 70y 260d)

Also Known As

MAK Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi, Tiger Pataudi

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

Education

Winchester

RELATIONS

(father),

(nephew)

The Nawab of Pataudi - later Mansur Ali Khan - was, arguably, India's greatest captain ever. Taking over the reins of the Indian team at the age of 21, barely months after being involved in a car accident that would impair the sight in his right eye forever, he led India in 40 of 46 Tests he played in, and won 9 of them. But more than anything else, he led Indian cricket out of its morass of defeatism and instilled in his fellow cricketers a belief that winning was possible. Under him, India achieved their first overseas Test victory against New Zealand in 1967. This he achieved by playing, as had become customary with him, three spinners, because he reckoned, against conventional thinking, that India's only chance lay in playing to their strengths. As a batsman he was boldly adventurous and unorthodox for his times, and unafraid to loft the ball over the infield. His Test average was a modest 34, but what he could have achieved with complete sight is a matter of conjecture. Though he was the editor of a sports magazine for a decade, he remained generally aloof from the media and, for the most part, away from cricket administration. But till his death to a lung ailment in 2011 his was a voice widely respected in the cricket community. Sambit Bal

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests468332793203*34.9161619270
FC3104994115425203*33.673375-2080
List A7602105135.0001-40

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests46101328811/101/1088.004.00132.0000
FC310-1192776101/0-77.603.90119.2-00
List A7-000-----000

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatReferee
Tests22
ODIs1010
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)

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FC Matches

Span
1957 - 1975/76

List A Matches

Span
1965 - 1974/75

Photos of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

Rahul Dravid receives the Pataudi Trophy from Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Bishan Singh Bedi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi have a chat
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Bishan Bedi and Syed Kirmani have a chat
The Old World XI squad poses for photos before the match against the Old England XI
Mansur Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi
The Nawab of Pataudi raises his bat after reaching his century at Headingley in 1967