Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was a stylish batsman, a fine fielder and a courageous captain

In spite of losing an eye in a car accident in England in 1961, he played in 46 Test matches for India He led his country in 40 of those.

Pataudi made his debut against England in Delhi in 1961-62 and scored his maiden century – 113 – in the third Test in Chennai.

during the 1964 England tour of India, he made a career-best 203 not out in Delhi.

In the first Test at Headingley he made 64 and 148 as India scored 510 after following on.

He hit 75 and 85 in Melbourne; the Aussie critics hailed his innings as classics;

In all, he scored 2,793 runs at an average of 34.91.

He also played in 310 first class matches and made 15,425 runs with an average of 33.67, hitting 33 centuries and 75 half-centuries.