biography
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Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali, Nawab of
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pronunciation:
[patowdee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1910–52)
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Bhopal, C India. He studied at Oxford, played cricket with Worcester, and was first capped by England on the controversial ‘bodyline’ tour of Australia under D R Jardine (1932–3), where he made a century on his first Test appearance. After World War 2 he captained India on their visit to England in 1946. He made seven Test centuries in all, and retired due to ill health. |
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