Nawab of Pataudi

Nawab of Pataudi

India

Full name Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)
Born January 5, 1941, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 66 years 54 days
Major teams India, Delhi, Hyderabad, Oxford University, Sussex
Also known as M A K Pataudi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education Winchester


Statsguru

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	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Tests	46	132	88	1	1/10	1/10	88.00	4.00	132.00	0	0	0
First-class	310	1192	776	10	1/0		77.60	3.90	119.20		0	0
List A	7	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	India v England at Delhi - Dec 13-18, 1961
Last Test	India v West Indies at Mumbai - Jan 23-29, 1975
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
Last Test	England v Australia at Lord's - Jun 17-21, 1993
Test matches	2
ODI debut	England v Australia at Manchester - May 19, 1993
Last ODI	Australia v New Zealand at Chennai - Mar 11, 1996
ODI matches	10

Notes

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1968

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.