Former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who was admitted to a hospital here because of lung infection, is stable and improving, a doctor attending on him said on Saturday.
Published: Sep 03, 2011, 06:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 03, 2011, 06:07 PM (IST)
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, regarded as one of the finest Indian captains, has played 46 Tests for the country, scoring 2793 runs for an average of 34.91 © AFP
New Delhi: Sep 3, 2011
Former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who was admitted to a hospital here because of lung infection, is stable and improving, a doctor attending on him said on Saturday.
Pataudi’s son and Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan rushed to Delhi from Mumbai to attend his father yesterday. He along with his mother Sharmila Tagore are currently in Delhi to be with the former cricketer.
“Pataudi is better now. He is improving,” a doctor attending on him said.
Pataudi, regarded as one of the finest Indian captains, played 46 Tests for the country, scoring 2793 runs for an average of 34.91 with an unbeaten 203 being his highest score.
In all, he smashed six centuries and 16 fifties in his career.(PTI)
