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Full name Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)
Born January 5, 1941, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 67 years 181 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

2793

203*

34.91

First-class

310

499

15425

203*

33.67

208

List A

210

35.00

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

132

1/10

88.00

4.00

132.0

First-class

310

1192

776

1/0

77.60

3.90

119.2

List A

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

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

ODI statistics

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

Aug 13, 2007

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



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

Sep 0, 1965

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

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