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Nawab of Pataudi

India

Player profile

Full name Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)
Born January 5, 1941, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 67 years 283 days
Major teams India, Delhi, Hyderabad (India), Oxford University, Sussex
Also known as M A K Pataudi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education Winchester
Relations Father - Nawab of Pataudi, Nephew - SB Jung

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 6s Ct St
Tests 46 83 3 2793 203* 34.91 6 16 19 27 0
First-class 310 499 41 15425 203* 33.67 33 75 208 0
List A 7 6 0 210 51 35.00 0 1 4 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 46 10 132 88 1 1/10 1/10 88.00 4.00 132.0 0 0 0
First-class 310 1192 776 10 1/0 77.60 3.90 119.2 0 0
List A 7 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career statistics
Test debut India v England at Delhi, Dec 13-18, 1961 scorecard
Last Test India v West Indies at Mumbai, Jan 23-29, 1975 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span 1957 - 1975/76
List A span 1965 - 1974/75

ICC match referee statistics
Test debut England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 3-7, 1993 scorecard
Last Test England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 17-21, 1993 scorecard
Test matches 2
Test statistics
ODI debut England v Australia at Manchester, May 19, 1993 scorecard
Last ODI Australia v New Zealand at Chennai, Mar 11, 1996 scorecard
ODI matches 10
ODI statistics

 Profile

Wisden overview
The Nawab of Pataudi - later Mansur Ali Khan - remains, unarguably, India's greatest captain ever. Taking over the reins of the Indian team at the age of 21, barely months after being involved in a car accident that would impair the sight in his right eye forever, he led India in 40 of 46 Tests he played in, and won 12 of them. But more than anything else, he led Indian cricket out of its morass of defeatism and instilled in his fellow cricketers a belief that winning was possible. Under him, India achieved their first overseas Test victory against New Zealand in 1967. This he achieved by playing, as had become customary with him, three spinners, because he reckoned, against conventional thinking, that India's only chance lay in playing to their strengths. As a batsman he was boldly adventurous and unorthodox for his times, and unafraid to loft the ball over the infield. His Test average was a modest 34, but what he could have achieved with complete sight is a matter of conjecture. Sambit Bal

 Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1968

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Aug 13, 2007

Rahul Dravid receives the Pataudi Trophy from Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Rahul Dravid receives the Pataudi Trophy from Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
© Getty Images

Mansur Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi
Mansur Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi
© The Cricketer International

Sep 0, 1965

Hanif Mohammad and the Nawab of Pataudi (Mansur Ali Khan) chat
Hanif Mohammad and the Nawab of Pataudi (Mansur Ali Khan) chat
© The Cricketer International

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