Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Biography 
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was a former captain of Indian cricket during 1970’s. He was the Nawab of Bhopal and Pataudi until 1971. He was married to Bollywood actress, Sharmila Tagore. Popular actors of today, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are his son and daughter-in-law respectively. Their daughter Soha Ali Khan is also a known actress of Bollywood who is in a serious relationship with Kunal Khemu, an upcoming actor of Bollywood. He has a stunning record in Indian cricket and often referred to as "India’s greatest cricket captain".
Mohamed Mansoor Ali Khan was the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan born on 5 January 1941. He did his schooling at A.M.U Minto Circle School in Aligarh and Welham Boys' School in Dehradun. Later he studied from Lockers Park Prep School in Hertfordshire and Winchester College. On his 11th birthday, his father died while playing polo at Delhi. Mansoor succeeded as the ninth Nawab of Bhopal. After Independence, though he held the title, his entitlements were abolished by Indian Government in 1971.
Mansoor’s passion to cricket prompted him to choose this sport as his career. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He was the captain of school team in 1959 and has broken the school record set in 1919. At the age of 16, he made his first-class debut for Sussex in August 1957. On 1 July 1961, a car accident caused permanent damage (double image) to his right eye. Yet it was his strong determination that he returned back to the game.
He made his Test debut playing against England in Delhi in December 1961 and later became one of the most successful cricketers and captain of Indian team. He played in 46 Test matches for India between 1961 and 1975. He scored 2,793 runs at a Test batting average of 34.91. It includes 6 centuries also. Of those 46 matches, he was Indian captain for 40 ones.
Published: N/A
Updated: January 23, 2014
