Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Cricket Player
1910 – 1952
Who was Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi?
Iftikhar Ali Khan, sometimes I.A.K. Pataudi was the 8th Nawab of Pataudi and the captain of the India national cricket team for the tour to England in 1946. His son Mansoor, known as the Nawab of Pataudi, Jr, also later served as captain of the India cricket team, the only father-son pair to captain India.
He also played Test cricket for the England team in 1932 and 1934, making him one of few cricketers to have played Test cricket for two countries and the only Test cricketer to have played for both India and England. He played in six Tests in all, three as captain of India and three for England.
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- Born
- Mar 16, 1910
Pataudi - Also known as
- Iftikhar Ali Khan
- I.A.K. Pataudi
- Spouses
- Sajida Sultan
(1939/04/23 - 1952/01/05)
- Sajida Sultan
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Balliol College
- Lived in
- Bhopal
- Died
- Jan 5, 1952
New Delhi
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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