Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

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Nawab of Pataudi
India (IND)
Nawab of Pataudi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling type Right-arm medium
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 1/10 1/0
Catches/stumpings 27/- 208/-

Test debut: 13 December 1961
Last Test: 23 January 1975
Source: [1]

Mansoor (Mansur) Ali Khan, the 9th Nawab of Pataudi (Jr.) pronunciation (helpยทinfo), nicknamed Tiger is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team.

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[edit] Personal life & Education

Mansoor was born on January 5, 1941, at Bhopal in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to Iftikhar Ali Khan, eighth nawab of Pataudi and his wife Sajida Sultan, second daughter of the last ruling nawab of Bhopal. He was educated at Winchester College, a famous independent school for boys in Winchester, England and at the University of Oxford. By happenstance, his father died on Mansoor's 11th 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 did inherit the titular dignity of nawab of Pataudi.

On December 27, 1969, Mansoor married the noted film actress Sharmila Tagore, who is a distant relative (not a direct descendant, as often believed) of Rabindranath Tagore, the nobel laureate. They are the parents of three children:

Succession in Bhopal: By a turn of fate, Mansoor's mother Sajida sultan came to inherit her father's princely titles and privileges upon his demise, and was recognised as "Begum of Bhopal" by the government of India in 1961. Upon her demise in 1995, Mansoor is regarded by many as being nawab of Bhopal as well as nawab of Pataudi. However, such "personal unions" are unknown to Indian custom, and others regard Mansoor's eldest sister, Begum Saleha Sultan, as being head of the nawabi family of Bhopal.

[edit] Cricketing career

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's career performance graph.
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Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's career performance graph.

Pataudi Jr., as Mansoor came to be known in the cricket world, was a right-hand batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He played in 46 Test matches for India between 1961 and 1975.

In March 1962, at the relatively young age of 21, Pataudi Jr. was elevated to the captaincy of the Indian cricket team. This was a few months AFTER a car accident permanently damaged vision in his right eye. He also captained Sussex in 1966.

Pataudi Jr. was captain of the Indian cricket team in 40 matches, only 9 of which resulted in victory for his team. He was however captain when the Indian team recorded its first ever overseas Test victory, against New Zealand in 1967.

[edit] Politics

He contested in 1971 elections to the Lok Sabha to protest the abolition of Privy Purse in India. He contested from Gurgaon as a candidate of the Vishal Haryana Party. [2]

[edit] Recent news

In June 2005, Pataudi violated the Wildlife Act by hunting black buck at a wildlife sanctuary near Jhajjar in Haryana, a place very close by the erstwhile fief of his family. After being charged of the incident, Pataudi went missing for almost 10 days, leading to fears that he would abscond by fleeing the country. It was reported in various newspapers that he had used the time to seek access to Sonia Gandhi of the Congress Party, which leads the ruling coalition; later reports suggested that when Sonia Gandhi declined to "save his skin", he sought 'anticipatory bail' through his lawyer. However, after being denied anticipatory bail in absentia, Pataudi surrendered at a local court in Jhajjar and was remanded to police custody overnight. The case continues in court.

The poaching accusation has severely affected the Nawab's popularity. It should also be noted that Pataudi's son, Saif Ali Khan, was caught poaching the black buck with fellow actor Salman Khan a few years ago, and convicted in District & Sessions Court in Jodhpur, in a case where Salman Khan was the prime accused.

[edit] Awards and recognition

[edit] References


Preceded by:
Nari Contractor		 Indian national cricket captain
1961/62 - 1969/70		 Succeeded by:
Ajit Wadekar
Preceded by:
Ajit Wadekar		 Indian national cricket captain
1974/75		 Succeeded by:
Bishen Singh Bedi
Preceded by:
Iftikhar Ali Khan		 Nawab of Pataudi
1952		 Succeeded by:
Present Incumbent

[edit] External links

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