<p>Pataudi, known for his swashbuckling style on and off the cricket field, is survived by his wife and veteran actor Sharmila Tagore and three children —son Saif and daughters Soha and Saba.<br /><br />Popularly known as Tiger, he was the ninth and last Nawab of Pataudi, now in Haryana. <br />“He passed away around 6:30 pm. His condition had deteriorated since yesterday. He was suffering from interstitial lung disease (interstitial pneumonitis) which worsens rapidly inspite of the best treatment available,” said Dr S P Byotra, Department of Medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.<br /><br />Doctors said Pataudi’s disease had been static for the last three months and worsened over the last four weeks. He was admitted to the hospital in August. On Thursday morning, doctors had warned that his condition was deteriorating and he was critical.<br /><br />Son of the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the right-handed batsman made his debut for India at the age of 21 against England in New Delhi in 1961.<br />A car accident permanently damaged vision in his right eye when he was 20. This, however, did not affect his widely acclaimed playing skills and he managed to impress with a 103-run knock in the fifth Test of that series. <br /><br />Pataudi’s finest moment came in 1967 when India defeated New Zealand 3-1. This was India’s maiden overseas Test series triumph. Pataudi led India in 40 of the 46 Tests he played between 1961 and 1975. He retired in 1975 after the West Indies’ tour of India.<br /><br />Awards<br /><br />For his contribution to the game, the Arjuna Award was bestowed upon him in 1964 and he was honoured with a Padma Shri in 1967.<br /><br />A dashing cricketer with a repertoire of unorthodox shots, Pataudi hit the arc lights, when he married then reigning queen of Indian cinema Sharmila Tagore in 1969.<br /><br />The Indian cricket fraternity reacted with shock and sorrow on the demise of Pataudi. <br />Cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar termed the death of the former captain a “terrible loss to cricketing world” which would be difficult to fill.<br /><br />‘Terrible loss’<br /><br />“It's a terrible loss to the cricketing world. I had the privilege of meeting him on a few occasions. World cricket will miss a hero like him,” Sachin said in a condolence message. <br />Veteran cricketer Bishen Singh Bedi described Mansur Pataudi as the “foremost outstanding champion of Indian cricket.”<br /><br />Rahul Dravid said Pataudi’s memorable career made a great impact on the game and on the Indian team. <br /><br />“He was an inspiration for us. I never had the chance of seeing him play, but I always heard how big an impact he made on the game. <br /><br />He was extremely knowledgeable and he deeply cared about the Indian team. It is such a loss not only for his family and friends, but also for Indian cricket,” Dravid said.</p>.<p>Burial at Pataudi village today<br /><br />The burial of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi will take place at Pataudi village in Gurgaon district of Haryana Friday afternoon, PTI reports. “The burial will take place at 2:15 pm. I will be representing Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at the burial,” Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner P C Meena said. </p>
<p>Pataudi, known for his swashbuckling style on and off the cricket field, is survived by his wife and veteran actor Sharmila Tagore and three children —son Saif and daughters Soha and Saba.<br /><br />Popularly known as Tiger, he was the ninth and last Nawab of Pataudi, now in Haryana. <br />“He passed away around 6:30 pm. His condition had deteriorated since yesterday. He was suffering from interstitial lung disease (interstitial pneumonitis) which worsens rapidly inspite of the best treatment available,” said Dr S P Byotra, Department of Medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.<br /><br />Doctors said Pataudi’s disease had been static for the last three months and worsened over the last four weeks. He was admitted to the hospital in August. On Thursday morning, doctors had warned that his condition was deteriorating and he was critical.<br /><br />Son of the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the right-handed batsman made his debut for India at the age of 21 against England in New Delhi in 1961.<br />A car accident permanently damaged vision in his right eye when he was 20. This, however, did not affect his widely acclaimed playing skills and he managed to impress with a 103-run knock in the fifth Test of that series. <br /><br />Pataudi’s finest moment came in 1967 when India defeated New Zealand 3-1. This was India’s maiden overseas Test series triumph. Pataudi led India in 40 of the 46 Tests he played between 1961 and 1975. He retired in 1975 after the West Indies’ tour of India.<br /><br />Awards<br /><br />For his contribution to the game, the Arjuna Award was bestowed upon him in 1964 and he was honoured with a Padma Shri in 1967.<br /><br />A dashing cricketer with a repertoire of unorthodox shots, Pataudi hit the arc lights, when he married then reigning queen of Indian cinema Sharmila Tagore in 1969.<br /><br />The Indian cricket fraternity reacted with shock and sorrow on the demise of Pataudi. <br />Cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar termed the death of the former captain a “terrible loss to cricketing world” which would be difficult to fill.<br /><br />‘Terrible loss’<br /><br />“It's a terrible loss to the cricketing world. I had the privilege of meeting him on a few occasions. World cricket will miss a hero like him,” Sachin said in a condolence message. <br />Veteran cricketer Bishen Singh Bedi described Mansur Pataudi as the “foremost outstanding champion of Indian cricket.”<br /><br />Rahul Dravid said Pataudi’s memorable career made a great impact on the game and on the Indian team. <br /><br />“He was an inspiration for us. I never had the chance of seeing him play, but I always heard how big an impact he made on the game. <br /><br />He was extremely knowledgeable and he deeply cared about the Indian team. It is such a loss not only for his family and friends, but also for Indian cricket,” Dravid said.</p>.<p>Burial at Pataudi village today<br /><br />The burial of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi will take place at Pataudi village in Gurgaon district of Haryana Friday afternoon, PTI reports. “The burial will take place at 2:15 pm. I will be representing Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at the burial,” Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner P C Meena said. </p>
