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Full name Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)
Born January 5, 1941, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 67 years 280 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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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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
