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Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

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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. Pataudi was appointed India's cricket captain at the age of 21, and described as "one of (its) greatest". Pataudi was also called the "best fielder in the world" of his time by commentator John Arlott and former England captain and contemporary, Ted Dexter. Mansur Ali Khan was the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the last ruler of the princely state of Pataudi during the British Raj. After the death of his father in 1952, Pataudi succeeded him in receiving a privy purse, certain privileges, and the use of the title "Nawab of Pataudi" under terms accepted earlier when princely states were absorbed into independent India. However, all were ended in 1971 by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India. He received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player.

Infobox

Titular
1952–1971
Predecessor
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Tenure
1971-2011
Successor
Saif Ali Khan
Born
Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi(1941-01-05)5 January 1941Bhopal, British Raj (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died
22 September 2011(2011-09-22) (aged 70)New Delhi, Delhi, India
Burial
Pataudi Palace, Haryana, India
Spouse
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Issue
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House
Pataudi
Father
Iftikhar Ali Khan
Mother
Sajida Sultan
Religion
Islam
Occupation
Cricketer
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
National side
mw- India
Test debut (cap 104)
13 December 1961 v England
Last Test
23 January 1975 v West Indies
1957–1970
Sussex
1960–1964
Delhi
1965–1975
Hyderabad
Competition
Competition Test First-class Matches 46 310 Runs scored 2,793 15,425 Batting average 34.91 33.67 100s/50s 6/16 33/75 Top score 203* 203* Balls bowled 132 1,192 Wickets 1 10 Bowling average 88.00 77.59 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/10 1/0 Catches/stumpings 27/– 208/–
Matches
46
Runs scored
2,793
Batting average
34.91
100s/50s
6/16
Top score
203*
Balls bowled
132
Wickets
1
Bowling average
88.00
5 wickets in innings
0
10 wickets in match
0
Best bowling
1/10
Catches/stumpings
27/–

Tables

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Sporting positions
Sporting positions
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Sporting positions
Preceded byNari Contractor
Preceded byNari Contractor
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Preceded byNari Contractor
Nawab of Pataudi 1952–1971
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1961/62–1967/68
Succeeded byTitle abolished in 1971
Succeeded byChandu Borde
Preceded byChandu Borde
Preceded byChandu Borde
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Preceded byChandu Borde
Nawab of Pataudi 1952–1971
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1967/68–1969/70
Succeeded byTitle abolished in 1971
Succeeded byAjit Wadekar
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Nawab of Pataudi 1952–1971
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1974/75–1974/75 (1 Test Match)
Succeeded byTitle abolished in 1971
Succeeded bySrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Preceded bySrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Preceded bySrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Preceded bySrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Nawab of Pataudi 1952–1971
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1974/75–1974/75
Succeeded byTitle abolished in 1971
Succeeded bySunil Gavaskar
Preceded byTed Dexter
Preceded byTed Dexter
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Preceded byTed Dexter
Nawab of Pataudi 1952–1971
Sussex county cricket captain 1966
Succeeded byTitle abolished in 1971
Succeeded byJ.M. Parks
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Nawab of Pataudi 1952–1971
Indian national cricket coach 1974/75
Succeeded byTitle abolished in 1971
Succeeded byBishen Singh Bedi
Preceded byIftikhar Ali Khan
Nawab of Pataudi 1952–1971
Succeeded byTitle abolished in 1971
Sporting positions
Preceded byNari Contractor
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1961/62–1967/68
Succeeded byChandu Borde
Preceded byChandu Borde
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1967/68–1969/70
Succeeded byAjit Wadekar
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1974/75–1974/75 (1 Test Match)
Succeeded bySrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Preceded bySrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1974/75–1974/75
Succeeded bySunil Gavaskar
Preceded byTed Dexter
Sussex county cricket captain 1966
Succeeded byJ.M. Parks
Preceded byAjit Wadekar
Indian national cricket coach 1974/75
Succeeded byBishen Singh Bedi

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