Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan is the 10th Nawab of Pataudi after his father, late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and is leaving no stone unturned in terms of keeping the legacy and glory of his predecessors intact and holy. While everyone is aware of Mansoor saab, better known as Tiger Pataudi, not many are aware of his father, and Saif's grandfather, late Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi.
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The late iconic cricketer, Iftikhar saab had captained the Indian national cricket team for the England tour back in 1946 and had also played Test cricket for England from 1932 to 1934, making him the only cricketer to have played for both England and India.
On March 16, 2021, we stumbled upon a rare picture of Saif Ali Khan's grandfather, late Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi along with his wife, Sajida Sultan, the daughter of the Nawab of Bhopal, and their kids, Mansoor Ali Khan and three daughters, Saleha Sultan, Sabeeha Sultan, and Qudsia Sultan. In the picture, we can see Iftikhar saab holding one of his daughters and posing for the camera, while his wife, Sajida ji can be seen sitting beside him with their son, Mansoor, who is sitting close to his sister. Also, we can spot Iftikhar and Sajida's other daughter sitting on the extreme left side of the picture, as she looked beautiful. However, it's hard not to pin-point the uncanny resemblance between the father-son duo, as Mansoor saab had looked exactly like his father, Iftikhar saab when he had reached his age. The rare monochrome picture is nothing less than a treasure for the Pataudi clan and the fans of Iftikhar and Mansoor saab. Take a look:
For the uninitiated, it was on January 5, 1952, when Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi was celebrating his son, Mansoor Ali Khan's 11th birthday and was playing polo with his friends and family in Delhi. That was when the cricketer had suffered a major heart attack and had passed away. Soon, the celebrations had turned into a disastrous day for the whole Pataudi clan and had shocked the entire nation at that time, as Iftikhar was the 8th Nawab of Pataudi. After his demise, Mansoor Ali Khan had succeeded his father's legacy and had followed his footsteps by becoming one of the most influential players in Indian cricket's history. Mansoor had suffered another heartbreak on September 5, 1995, when his mother, Sajida Sultan had passed away, and had joined his father in afterlife.
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Time and again, we have seen Saif Ali Khan talking about his grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi's influence in his life more than his father, Mansoor Ali Khan. Last year, in an interview with CricTracker, Saif Ali Khan had opened-up about his grandfather, Iftikhar saab and had called him a collector, as he had collected a lot of great books during his lifetime, that had a huge impact on Saif's life. He had said, "My grandfather used to have a lot of books lying around, people like Len Hutton. Some of these books and photographs are still here, and my grandfather was quite a collector, unlike my father."
Just like that, everyone has witnessed Ibrahim Ali Khan following the footsteps of his late grandfather, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. On December 18, 2019, Ibrahim Ali Khan was spotted by the shutterbugs in Juhu, playing cricket in a blue jersey teamed with black shorts and sports shoes. And we just couldn't help but gape in wonderment about how amazingly he had mastered the strokes, just like his grandfather, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. The late legendary cricketer, who has been described as one of India's greatest cricket captains and will always be remembered for his incredible contriubution to Indian cricket with his illustrious career.
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