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Name |
Nawab Pataudi |
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Birth name |
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi |
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Nick name |
Tiger |
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Other names |
Nawab Pataudi Jr., M.A.K. Pataudi |
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Date of Birth |
5 January 1941 |
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Place of Birth |
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Religion |
Muslim |
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Mother Tongue |
Urdu |
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Died on |
22 September 2011 |
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Cause of Death |
Chronic interstitial lung disease |
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Family |
Father – Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (Cricketer)
Mother – Sajida Sultan
Sisterss - Saleha, Sabiha, Qudsia
Wife - Sharmila Tagore (Actress)
Son – Saif Ali khan (Actor)
Daughters – Soha Ali khan (Actress), Saba Ali khan (Jewelry Designer)
Nephew – Saad Bin Jung (Cricketer)
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Education |
School:
* Welham Boys' School in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
* Lockers Park Prep School, Hertfordshire.
College:
* Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
* Balliol College, Oxford, England.
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Marriage Date |
27 December 1969 |
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Profession |
Indian cricketer |
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Style |
Batting – Right-hand bat
Bowling – Right-arm medium
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Debut |
Indian National Test - India v England at Delhi (1961).
Oversees Test – India v New Zealand (1968).
Refree:
ICC Test - England v Australia, Manchester (1993).
ODI - England v Australia, Manchester (1993).
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Known for |
* Instilling the winning confidence into the members of Indian team and boosting their morale.
* His sense of humor.
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Key to his success |
Avid interest in music |
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Served as |
ICC Match Referee (1993 - 1996)
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Cricketing Career |
* He learnt cricket in England.
* In March 1962, he was appointed as Capitan of Indian cricket team.
* He was given the leadership of the Test team in his fourth Test match at the age of 21.
* He is considered to be one of the most successful Captains.
* He is credited as the first Indian Cricket captain under whom the team got its first Test victory at an overseas ground (1968).
* He was also a good fielder.
* He has also captained Sussex and Oxford University.
* He was holding the youngest Test captain record until 2004.
* He has played 46 test matches.
* His highest score – 203 (Unbeaten).
* Batting average – 34.
* He captained India for 8 years.
* He was perfect in lofted shot.
* He was an exceptional player of spin bowling.
* He was instrumental in instigating self-belief amongst his players.
* He retired in 1975.
* India-England Test series trophy has been named in his honor.
* He was also a part of the first IPL governing council.
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Awards |
* Arjuna award (1964)
* Padma Shri (1967)
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Autobiography |
Tiger's Tale
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Facts |
* His father was the only cricketer to have represented both India and England.
* His father died on his 11th birthday.
* His mother was the former 'Begum of Bhopal'.
* At the age of 20, his right eye got damaged permanently due to a car accident.
* After retirement, he was the editor of 'Sportsworld', the cricket magazine and a television commentator in the 1980s.
* He contested as a candidate of the Vishal Haryana Party (Gurgaon, 1971) and as a candidate of Congress (Bhopal, 1991) in the Lok Sabha elections.
* His wife is Rabindranath Tagore's great granddaughter.
* Tutors at school in England usually called him 'Mansur'.
* Media used to refer him as 'The Noob', 'Draccers' (for Dracula) and 'Syd'.
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