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Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (also known as Mansur Ali Khan or M. A. K. Pataudi; 5 January 1941 – 22 September 2011; nicknamed Tiger Pataudi) was an Indian cricketer and a former captain of the Indian cricket team .
In March 1962, when the sitting captain sustained an injury, Mansoor became the youngest international Test cricket captain. He played 46 test matches for India and scored 2,793 runs, with an average of 34.91. He was also known as “Tiger Pataudi,” due to his fierce and aggressive personality.
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...
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi had to become the captain of the Indian Cricket when Nari Contractor faced a severe injury during the 1962 West Indies tour. Pataudi earned the title ‘Tiger’ as he was...
Sep 22, 2011 · Indian film fraternity today expressed shock and sadness over the demise of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. The 70-year-old cricketer breathed his last here this evening after battling a lung infection.
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, one of the greatest cricket captains India has produced, died in New Delhi this evening after battling with a lung infection which was diagnosed about three months...
Sep 22, 2011 · One-eyed former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, known for making his country competitive and respected in world cricket, dies on Thursday, aged 70, of a lung infection.
Mar 30, 2013 · Pataudi was an aggressive batsman and scored 2793 runs in 46 Tests with six hundreds – an exceptional feat considering the fact that he had been in a car accident and lost vision in his...
Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi (also known as Mansur Ali Khan, or M. A. K. Pataudi; 5 January 1941 – 22 September 2011; nicknamed Tiger Pataudi ), was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team.
Sep 22, 2022 · Nawab, Tiger, first superstar of Indian cricket — former India captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed away on 22 September 2011, held several titles and it’s an apt reflection of the life and cricketing career that he led.