Full Name

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)

Born

March 16, 1910, Pataudi, Punjab

Died

January 05, 1952, New Delhi, (aged 41y 295d)

Also Known As

Nawab of Pataudi

Nicknames

Pat

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Height

6ft

Education

Chief's College, Lahore; Oxford University

RELATIONS

(grandson),

(son)

The senior Nawab of Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali Khan, is the only Test cricketer to have played for both England and India. Educated at Aitchison's College, Lahore and Balliol College, Oxford, he made the England squad for the 1932-33 Bodyline series. Pataudi followed in the footsteps of Ranji and Duleep by scoring a hundred at the SCG on his Ashes debut (which was also his Test debut). However, he was dropped after the next Test, apparently because he disagreed with the tactics of Douglas Jardine, and returned home before the end of the tour. Punishing form for Worcestershire in the 1933 and 1934 English seasons earned him a recall for one Test against the visiting Australians in 1934, the last time he turned out for his adopted country.

Pataudi was appointed Indian captain several months ahead of the tour of England in 1936. The idea was that he could watch the players in the winter series against the visiting Australians led by Jack Ryder and pick the side he wanted but the advance planning came to nothing when Pataudi withdrew in February claiming he was not fully fit. It was ten years later that he finally led an Indian team to England, although it was not a very well conceived move. Pataudi, then 36, was considerably past his prime and had played little first-class cricket in the preceding years. He made close to a thousand runs on the tour and showed rare glimpses from the past, with centuries against Nottinghamshire and Sussex. But he averaged just 11 in the Tests, which India lost 1-0, and ill health forced him to retire soon after. Five years later, he died while playing a game of polo, on his son - Mansur Ali Khan's - birthday.
Sankhya Krishnan

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests610019910219.9010000
FC127204248750238*48.612934-580

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests6------------
FC127-756529156/111-35.264.1950.4-10
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Debut/Last Matches of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

Recent Matches of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Oxford Uni vs West Indians19 & 420/522-May-1963OxfordFC
Indians vs Middlesex16--31-Aug-1946Lord'sFC
Indians vs Kent----28-Aug-1946CanterburyFC
India vs England9--17-Aug-1946The OvalTest # 278
Indians vs Gloucs71 & 0--10-Aug-1946CheltenhamFC

Photos of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

Vijay Hazare and Nawab of Pataudi Sr check out some bats during the tour to England in 1946
V. Mankad (105),  L. Amarnath (106), Nawab of Pataudi (110 not out), V. M. Merchant (205)
The 1946 Indian touring squad
The Nawab of Pataudi
The Nawab of Pataudi
The Nawab of Pataudi is bowled shortly after completing his maiden Test hundred