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Nawab of Pataudi India (IND)
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: [2]

Mansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan (Pashto: منصور علي خان, Urdu: منصور علی خان), sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi (born January 5, 1941 in Bhopal), nicknamed Tiger, is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team. He was the 9th and last Nawab of Pataudi until 1971, when India abolished royal entitlements through the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India..^[1]

[edit] Early life

Mansoor was born 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 Welham Boys' School in Dehradun, Lockers Park Prep School in Hertfordshire, Winchester College, and Balliol College, Oxford. 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 inherited the titular dignity of Nawab of Pataudi. He held the title until the entitlements were abolished by the Government of India through the 26th amendment to the constitution in 1971.

[edit] Cricketing career

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's career performance graph.

Pataudi Jr., as Mansoor came to be known during his cricket career, was a right-hand batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.^[2] He played in 46 Test matches for India between 1961 and 1975. Soon after starting his career, at the age of 20 or 21, a car accident permanently damaged vision in his right eye.

In March 1962, Mansoor was elevated to the captaincy of the Indian cricket team. He had a batting average of 34.^[2] Mansoor was captain of the Indian cricket team in 40 matches, only 9 of which resulted in victory for his team. He was dropped as captain of the Indian cricket team in 1970, and as a player in 1975.

[edit] Personal life

On 27 December 1969, Mansoor married film actress Sharmila Tagore. Their son Saif Ali Khan was born about 8 months after the wedding, in early Aug 1970.^[3] They are the parents of three children:

• Saif Ali Khan, a Bollywood actor;
• Soha Ali Khan, a Bollywood actress;
• Saba Ali Khan a jewellery designer.

In June 2005, Mansoor Ali Khan was arrested for poaching an endangered Blackbuck. ^[4]

[edit] Awards and recognition

• Arjuna Award-1964
• Padma Shri-1967

[edit] References