Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Nawab of Pataudi
Nawab of Pataudi
Titular1952–1971
PredecessorIftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Head of the Pataudi dynasty
Tenure1971-2011
SuccessorSaif Ali Khan
BornMohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
(1941-01-05)5 January 1941
Bhopal, British Raj (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died22 September 2011(2011-09-22) (aged 70)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1968)
Issue
HousePataudi
FatherIftikhar Ali Khan
MotherSajida Sultan
ReligionIslam
OccupationCricketer
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 104)13 December 1961 v England
Last Test23 January 1975 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957–1970Sussex
1960–1964Delhi
1965–1975Hyderabad
Career statistics
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/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 September 2011

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.