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Tiger Pataudi passes away

Skipper Mansur Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi in 1967: image THE HINDU PHOTO LIBRARY

Tiger Pataudi, MAK , the Nawab of Pataudi, passed away today at the age of 70. Captain of Oxford, captain of Sussex and captain of India.

He was a hero for me through my teens and beyond and was the first Indian captain who gave the Indian cricket team a belief in themselves and that they could win against any other.

He was a dashing batsman but it was his attitude which was his most vital quality and which earned him the nickname “Tiger”.

I had the privilege of watching him play in the 1960’s in England.

He had class.

RIP

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