The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has paid tribute to former India captain late Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi, who is also known as Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi or Tiger Pataudi, on his 80th birth anniversary on Tuesday (January 5).
MAK Pataudi was arguably was one of India's greatest captains ever and of course bravest cricketer ever who played most of his cricket without vision in his right eye.
The right-handed batsman had lost his right eye in a car accident and played most of the games without vision in his right eye. He represented India in 46 Tests and scored 2793 runs at an average of 34.91 with six hundred and 16 half-centuries. He led India in 40 of 46 Tests he played and won 9 of them and became captain of the side at the age of 21 years and 77 days.
On the occasion of his 80th birth anniversary, the BCCI has remembered Mr. Pataudi – the “bravest batsmen” to have ever played the game of cricket.
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, the Indian cricket board has shared a picture of the Nawab Pataudi in whites playing a shot as the board wishes the legend on his birth anniversary.
Sharing the picture, the BCCI wrote on Twitter handle: “Remembering MAK Pataudi - former India captain and one of the bravest batsmen to have ever played the game - on his 80th birth anniversary.”
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Meanwhile, BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla also paid tribute to the late former captain on his birth anniversary. He also shared one of the old pictures with MAK Pataudi on his Twitter handle.
He wrote on Twitter: “Remembering the legendary Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi on his birth anniversary. He was the bravest of all and for us all he earned the rightful place in the International Cricket.”
Apart from being one of “India's greatest cricket captains”, the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri award winner was one of the best fielders of his time. He also tried his hands in politics but failed. MAK Pataudi dies in 2011 due to chronic interstitial lung disease.
