Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
| Player information | ||||
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| Born | January 5, 1941 Bhopal , British India |
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| Died | September 22, 2011 at the age of 70 New Delhi , India |
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| Batting style | Right handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-handed almost bowler | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team | India | |||
| Test debut | 13th December 1961 v England | |||
| Last test | 23rd January 1975 v West Indies | |||
| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1957-1970 | Sussex | |||
| 1960-1965 | Delhi | |||
| 1965-1976 | Hyderabad | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | First class | ||
| Games | 46 | 310 | ||
| Runs (total) | 2,793 | 15,425 | ||
| Batting average | 34.91 | 33.67 | ||
| 100s / 50s | 6/17 | 33/75 | ||
| Highscore | 203 * | 203 * | ||
| Balls | 132 | 1,192 | ||
| Wickets | 1 | 10 | ||
| Bowling Average | 88.00 | 77.59 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in play | - | - | ||
| Best bowling performance | 20th | 1/0 | ||
| Catches / stumpings | 27 / - | 208 / - | ||
| Source: Cricinfo , April 18, 2015 | ||||
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi ( Hindi : मंसूर अली ख़ान पटौदी , Mansūr Alī Kh ān Paṭaudī ; born January 5, 1941 in Bhopal , † September 22, 2011 in New Delhi ) was an Indian cricketer of the 1960s. From 1952 to 1971, when the Indian government abolished the title of nobility with the 26th constitutional amendment , he was the ninth and last nawab of Pataudi .
Life
His father Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (1910-1952) was the eighth Nawab of Pataudi and was the only cricketer to play for both the English and Indian national teams . Despite losing his right eye in an accident as a teenager, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi also became a national cricket batsman and was the youngest team captain in 1962 at the age of 21. He led the Indian team in 40 of their 46 test matches for the team. Called "Tiger Pataudi" he scored 2,793 runs , including six Centuries , as well as 203 runs in a game in Delhi in 1964 against England. Under him, India won its first overseas match in New Zealand in 1968 .
Mansur Ali Khan was married to the actress Sharmila Tagore from 1968 until his death and had three children: the actors Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan and the jewelry designer Saba Ali Khan, to whom he entrusted the management of the family property in Bhopal.
In 1964 he was awarded the Arjuna Award and in 1967 the Padma Shri . Since 2007, an annual test series between India and England has been played for the Pataudi Trophy - named as a tribute to his family's contribution to Indian and English cricket.
Mansur Ali Khan died of an infection due to chronic lung disease .
Web links
- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi: 1941–2011 in The Hindu from September 22, 2011 (his life in pictures with links to 12 other articles)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tiger 'Pataudi, 70, is no more (English) , The Hindu. January 1, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ Saba Ali Khan: Romancing the stones (English) , Times of India. October 18, 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ↑ Saba Ali Khan's bond with Kareena (English) , Rediff. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pataudi, Mansur Ali Khan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | मंसूर अली ख़ान पटौदी |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bhopal |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2011 |
| Place of death | New Delhi |