- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
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Mansur Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi[1] Born 5 January 1941
Bhopal, IndiaDied 22 September 2011 (aged 70)
New Delhi, IndiaSpouse Sharmila Tagore Children Saif Ali Khan
Saba Ali Khan
Soha Ali KhanMansur Ali Khan (a.k.a Tiger) Personal information Full name Mansur Ali Khan or Mansoor Ali Khan Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium Role Captain International information National side Indian Career statistics Competition Tests First-class Matches 46 310 Runs scored 2793 15425 Batting average 34.91 33.67 100s/50s 6/16 33/75 Top score 203* 203* Balls bowled 132 1192 Wickets 1 10 Bowling average 88.00 77.59 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 20 1/0 Catches/stumpings 27/- 208/- Source: EspnCricinfo.com, 27 September 2011 Mansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan (Hindi: मन्सूर अली ख़ान; Urdu: منصور علی خان), sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi (5 January 1941, Bhopal[1] – 22 September 2011, New Delhi[2]), nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team. He was the ninth Nawab of Pataudi until 1971, when India abolished royal entitlements through the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India.[3]
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Early life
Mohamed Mansur Ali Khan was the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan, eighth Nawab of Pataudi and his wife Sajida Sultan, second daughter of the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal. He was born in Bhopal and educated at A.M.U Minto Circle School in Aligarh and then went to Welham Boys' School in Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Lockers Park Prep School in Hertfordshire (where he was coached by Frank Woolley), and Winchester College. He read Arabic and French at Balliol College, Oxford.[4]
His father died while playing polo in Delhi on Mansoor's eleventh birthday in 1952, whereupon Mansoor succeeded as the ninth Nawab of Pataudi. While the princely state of Pataudi had been merged with India after the end of the British Raj in 1947, Mansoor inherited the titular dignity of Nawab of Pataudi. He held the title until the entitlements were abolished by the Government of India through the 26th amendment to the constitution in 1971.
Cricketing career
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's career performance graph.
Pataudi Jr., as Mansoor came to be known during his cricket career, was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.[5] He was a schoolboy batting prodigy at Winchester, relying on his keen eyes to punish the bowling. He captained the school team in 1959, scoring 1,068 runs that season and beating the school record set in 1919 by Douglas Jardine. He also won the public schools rackets championship, with partner Christopher Snell.[4]
He made his first-class debut for Sussex in August 1957, aged 16, and also played for Oxford while he was at university. On 1 July 1961, he was a passenger in a car which was involved in an accident in Hove. A shard of glass from the broken windscreen penetrated and permanently damaged his right eye. The damage caused Pataudi to see a doubled image, and it was feared this would end his cricketing career, but Pataudi was soon in the nets learning to play with one eye.[6][7][4]
Despite his eye injury less that 6 months before, he made his Test debut playing against England in Delhi in December 1961.[4] He found it easiest to play with his cap pulled down over his damaged right eye. He scored 103 in the Third Test in Madras, helping India to its first series win against England.[8] He was appointed vice-captain for the tour to the West Indies in 1962. In March 1962, Mansoor became captain of the Indian cricket team after the sitting captain Nari Contractor was ruled out of the Fourth Test in Barbados due to an injury sustained by Contractor batting against Charlie Griffith in a tour match against Barbados.[7] At 21 years and 77 days, he held the world record for the youngest Test captain until he was surpassed by Tatenda Taibu in May 2004. As of 2011, he remains the youngest Indian Test captain.[9]
He played in 46 Test matches for India between 1961 and 1975, scoring 2,793 runs at a Test batting average of 34.91, including 6 Test centuries.[5] Mansoor was captain of the Indian cricket team in 40 of his 46 matches, only 9 of which resulted in victory for his team, with 19 defeats and 19 draws. His victories included India's first ever Test match win overseas against New Zealand in 1968. India went on to win that series, making it India's first ever Test series win overseas.[10] He lost the captaincy of the Indian cricket team for the tour to the West Indies in 1970-1, and did not play Tests from 1970 to 1972. He returned to the India side captained by Ajit Wadekar in 1973, for the Third Test against England, and captained India against West Indies in 1974-5, but was finally dropped as a player in 1975.
Between 1957 and 1970 Mansoor, following his countrymen Ranjitsinhji and Duleepsinhji, played 137 first class matches for Sussex County Cricket Club scoring 3,054 runs at an average of 22.29.[11] He captained Sussex in 1966. In India, he played first-class cricket for Delhi in the North Zone until 1966, and then for Hyderabad in the South Zone.
He was an Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year in 1962, and a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968. He published an autobiography, Tiger's Tale, in 1969. He was the manager of the India team in 1974-5, and referee for two Ashes Tests in 1993.[12] He was later a member of the council of the Indian Premier League. In 2007, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of India's Test debut, the Marylebone Cricket Club has commissioned a trophy for Test match series between India and England which was named the Pataudi Trophy in honour of his father, the 8th Nawab.
Personal life
On 27 December 1969, Mansoor married actress Sharmila Tagore, great-grandniece of Rabindranath Tagore. They had three children:
- Saif Ali Khan, a Bollywood actor, born 16 August 1970;
- Soha Ali Khan, a Bollywood actress, born 4 October 1978;
- Saba Ali Khan a jewellery designer.
In June 2005, Mansoor Ali Khan was arrested for poaching Blackbuck deer, a protected species in India.[13] He was released on bail after two days in jail.[14]
His uncle was General Sher Ali Khan Pataudi, and his first cousin Nawab Shahryar Khan, who was the former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. His cousin Major General Isfandiyar Ali Pataudi, son of Sher Ali Khan Pataudi, is the commander of the 26th Mechanized Division of Pakistan Army.
Death
Pataudi was admitted to New Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on 22 September 2011 with an acute lung infection. The infection was caused by chronic interstitial lung disease which prevented his lungs from exchanging oxygen properly [10] The same day he died of respiratory failure.[10][15] His body was buried at Pataudi near Delhi[16] on 23 September 2011. His funeral was attended by large number of film actors, directors and producers, as well as cricketing fraternity.
Awards
- 1964 Arjuna Award
- 1967 Padma Shri
References
- ^ a b "Bhopal gave Mansoor Ali Khan actual royal status". hindustantimes.com. 22 september 2011. http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/cricketnews/Bhopal-gave-Mansoor-Ali-Khan-actual-royal-status/Article1-749002.aspx. Retrieved 22 september 2011.
- ^ "India loses its favourite Tiger". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 september 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/India-loses-its-favourite-Tiger/articleshow/10083922.cms. Retrieved 22 september 2011.
- ^ The 26th amendment of the Indian constitution
- ^ a b c d Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 23 September 2011
- ^ a b Cricinfo – Nawab of Patudi
- ^ 'Captaincy has not changed... only the pressures have...'
- ^ a b Barbadose by dose SPORTSTAR Vol. 25 :: No. 18 :: May. 04 - 10, 2002
- ^ Obituary, The Guardian, 25 September 2011
- ^ Records: Youngest Test Captains cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Legendary cricketer Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi passes away". The Times of India. 22 September 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Mansoor-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-passes-away/articleshow/10079917.cms. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ Christopher Martin-Jenkins. The Wisden Book of County Cricket. Wisden. p. 373. ISBN 036200545 1.
- ^ Obituary, The Independent, 24 September 2011
- ^ "Pataudi surrenders, remanded in custody". Rediff. Press Trust India. 18 June 2005. http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jun/18pataudi.htm. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Pataudi gets bail in black buck poaching case". Outlook India. Press Trust India. 20 June 2005. http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?305551. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi passes away". 22 September 2011. http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Mansoor-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-passes-away/5779. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Tiger on final journey to Pataudi". Indiavision news. Sep 23, 2011. http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/topnews/231779/tiger-on-final-journey-to-pataudi/.
External links
- The Barbados Drama 1962
- CricketArchive
- Video of Nawab of Pataudi's Wedding to Princess Sajeda (1939)
- Video of King Nawab of Pataudi Meeting King George VI (1946)
- Obituary of The Nawab of Pataudi, The Daily Telegraph, 23 September, 2011
Preceded by
Iftikhar Ali KhanNawab of Pataudi
1952–1971Succeeded by
Title abolishedSporting positions Preceded by
Nari ContractorIndian National Test Cricket Captain
1961/62 – 1967/68Succeeded by
Chandu BordePreceded by
Chandu BordeIndian National Test Cricket Captain
1967/68 – 1969/70Succeeded by
Ajit WadekarPreceded by
Ajit WadekarIndian National Test Cricket Captain
1974/75 – 1974/75 (1 Test Match)Succeeded by
Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanPreceded by
Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanIndian National Test Cricket Captain
1974/75 – 1974/75Succeeded by
Sunil GavaskarPreceded by
Ted DexterSussex county cricket captain
1966Succeeded by
J.M. ParksPreceded by
Ajit WadekarIndian national cricket coach
1974/75Succeeded by
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- Deaths from lung disease
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