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Sharmila Tagore
Sun, March 03 2013
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was an excellent mix of multiple cultural influences: Sharmila Tagore
He was the undisputed 'Nawab' of Indian cricket but Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi could also play tabla, harmonium and flute and was equally sporting on the dance floor with his 'hiran dance' as good as any present-day item number, says his wife Sharmila Tagore.
Thu, February 28 2013
Greg Chappell delivers Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Memorial Lecture
A video tribute of former India captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, where former Australian skipper Greg Chappell delivers memorial lecture. Pataudi, one of India's greatest cricket captains ever and whose flair and style captured the imagination of cricket fans, passed away in 2011 after battling a lung infection for the last few months. Known...
Wed, February 20 2013
Hospitalised Sharmila Tagore misses Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Memorial Lecture
The inaugural Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Memorial Lecture was unfortunately missed by the late cricketer's immediate family members with wife Sharmila Tagore being hospitalised because of bout of food poisoning.
Wed, February 20 2013
Sunil Gavaskar hypes Test cricket in Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Memorial Lecture
Emphasising the significance of Test cricket when the slam-bang T20 format is gaining huge popularity, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar today asked the game's administrators to ensure that the longer version of the game remains the "pinnacle" of the sport.
Sat, February 02 2013
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi did not have any regrets, says Sharmila Tagore
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore feels her late husband and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi did not have any regrets in life as he was used to losses from an early age.
Sat, January 26 2013
Rahul Dravid feels young cricketers need to be careful of instant stardom
It's not very often that cricket considered to be a religion in India, and literature come together on the same platform, but when it happens it's bound to create magic and that is exactly what happened once Rahul Dravid took to the stage at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Sat, January 26 2013
Rahul Dravid, Sharmila Tagore launch book on MAK Pataudi at Jaipur Literature Festival
Rahul Dravid and Sharmila Tagore, wife of the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, on Saturday launched a book on the former India captain titled 'Pataudi: Nawab of Cricket', at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Sat, November 10 2012
India-England Test series to be played for Mohammad Azharuddin Trophy
After the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was wrong in imposing a life ban on Mohammad Azharuddin, the board has decided to compensate the loss of reputation of the former cricketer by renaming the upcoming India-England Test series as Mohammad Azharuddin Trophy.
Tue, November 06 2012
India-England Test series 2012: BCCI refuses to change trophy name
In response to actress Sharmila Tagore's plea to name the India-England Test series after her late husband Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, the Cricket Board on Tuesday made it clear that it could not change the name since the series is played for the Anthony De Mello Trophy instituted in 1951.
Tue, November 06 2012
Sharmila Tagore requests BCCI to name India-England Test series after MAK Pataudi
Actress Sharmila Tagore has written a letter to the BCCI President N Srinivasan expressing her displeasure over the Cricket Board's reluctance to officially name the upcoming India-England series after her late husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.