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Life Saga Of The One-Eyed Tiger Of India Cricket
By siliconindia
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Friday, 23 September 2011, 22:36 IST |
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Soon after starting his career, at the age of 20, a car accident permanently damaged his right eye. That should have brought to an end Pataudi's cricketing career, but the "tiger" that he was, fought his way into the field, learning to play cricket with one eye.
In March 1962, Mansoor was elevated to the captaincy of the Indian cricket team. Until 2004 (when Taitenda Taibu surpassed him), he held the world record for the youngest test captain, and to date holds the record for the youngest Indian captain. He had a batting average of 34. Mansoor captained the Indian team in 40 matches, only 9 of which resulted in victory for his team, but those included India's first ever Test match win overseas against New Zealand in 1968. India went on to win that series making it their first ever Test series victory overseas. He was dropped as captain of the Indian team in 1970 and as a player in 1975.
