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Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

1910–1952 · 20th century

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi was Nawab of Pataudi from 1917 and a cricketer who played Test cricket for both England and India. He scored a century on his Test debut during the Bodyline series in Australia in 1932–33, and in 1946 captained India on its tour of England. He died while playing polo in Delhi in 1952. His son Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi also captained India.

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
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