by Suresh Menon (Author)
A brilliant anthology of essays on Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi n Pataudi: Nawab of Cricket, players, writers, editors, actors, friends and opponents reminisce about their association with Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India's greatest cricketing heroes, highlighting various aspects of the gentleman-cricketer, from his days as an exciting new talent at school and Oxford to his ascendancy as an iconic figure of Indian sport. Including an intimate Foreword by Sharmila Tagore, this extraordinary anthology - brilliantly put together by Suresh Menon, arguably India's best sports writer and journalist - offers a fascinating portrait of a cricketer and a gentleman whose contribution to Indian cricket went beyond the number of Tests he played and the runs he scored.