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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