New Delhi: Today is the birthday of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Birthday, the great Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Birthday, who has reached new heights of Indian cricket. He was born on this day on 5 January 1941 in Bhopal. He was considered one of the finest players in the cricket world.
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi has also been a former captain of India. He was called as Tiger in the world of cricket. Who has given India many victories under his captaincy and also played many memorable innings.
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi played 46 Tests in his career, during which he scored 2793 runs and scored 6 centuries. For information, let us tell you that Mansoor had a problem in one eye, but still he created panic in his career.
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Mansoor Ali Khan made the Indian team strong on the basis of his spin bowling. Under his captaincy, India also won Tests on foreign soil for the first time. In the year 1968, under the captaincy of Pataudi, India achieved its first victory against New Zealand. He is considered one of the most brilliant and successful captains of India.
Pataudi took charge of the team in 1962 at the age of 21. Along with this, he also became the young Test captain. Mansoor Ali Khan had said goodbye to cricket in the year 1975. After that he also played the role of match referee between 1993 and 1996.
Pataudi died in 2011 due to a lung infection. His son is Bollywood’s famous hero Saif Ali Khan. Mansoor Ali Khan’s wife Sharmila Tagore also belonged to Bollywood and was a great actress.