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Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was born on this day, 1941.
His father Iftikhar passed away on this day as well, in 1952 – when Mansur was celebrating his 11th birthday.
Father and son both led India and scored hundreds in their first Tests against Australia, but there is a catch.
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His father Iftikhar passed away on this day as well, in 1952 – when Mansur was celebrating his 11th birthday.
Father and son both led India and scored hundreds in their first Tests against Australia, but there is a catch.
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Iftikhar was playing for England.
That hundred – a laborious, painstaking 380-ball 102 – came during the Bodyline series.
During a particularly slow phase, Vic Richardson could not take it anymore:
- Pat, what’s wrong? Aren’t you seeing them too well?
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That hundred – a laborious, painstaking 380-ball 102 – came during the Bodyline series.
During a particularly slow phase, Vic Richardson could not take it anymore:
- Pat, what’s wrong? Aren’t you seeing them too well?
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- I’m waiting for the pace of the wicket to change a bit.
- Good God! It’s changed three times while you’ve been in!
Richardson was an Australian who never liked Bradman.
Pataudi was an the England cricketer who refused to field where Jardine wanted him to and got dropped.
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- Good God! It’s changed three times while you’ve been in!
Richardson was an Australian who never liked Bradman.
Pataudi was an the England cricketer who refused to field where Jardine wanted him to and got dropped.
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They made a curious combination.
Richardson's grandson Ian Chappell later played against Pataudi Jr.
On one instance, Chappelli asked Pataudi about profession.
- Ian, I am a prince.
But what did the man do between nine and five?
- Ian, I m a bloody prince.
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Richardson's grandson Ian Chappell later played against Pataudi Jr.
On one instance, Chappelli asked Pataudi about profession.
- Ian, I am a prince.
But what did the man do between nine and five?
- Ian, I m a bloody prince.
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No no, what did he really do? What was his day job?
- Ian, I m a f**king prince.
The message finally hit home.
By the way, Jardine had broken Pataudi Sr's record aggregate for one season at Winchester.
Jardine's record was broken by – Pataudi Jr.
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- Ian, I m a f**king prince.
The message finally hit home.
By the way, Jardine had broken Pataudi Sr's record aggregate for one season at Winchester.
Jardine's record was broken by – Pataudi Jr.
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But my favourite story involving the Pataudis took place on air, on August 16, 1978.
Sunil Gavaskar and Pataudi Jr were returning from Nairobi.
The aircraft faced some turbulence.
There was no way Gavaskar would let this opportunity go:
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Sunil Gavaskar and Pataudi Jr were returning from Nairobi.
The aircraft faced some turbulence.
There was no way Gavaskar would let this opportunity go:
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"Didn’t your father pass away on your birthday? Maybe now history is repeating itself on Saif’s birthday."
It had more than the desired effect:
"The look I got would have killed me well before any possible crash."
It had more than the desired effect:
"The look I got would have killed me well before any possible crash."
