New Delhi: One of Indian crickets greatest player, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi passed away early on Thursday evening in New Delhi. Fondly known as Tiger Pataudi, he was a former captain of the Indian Cricket Team. He was 70.
Following the news of his death, Bollywood celebrities expressed their condolences on social networking site Twitter.
Amitabh Bachchan : Sad news .. Tiger Pataudi passes away .. !!!
Madhur Bhandarkar : Sad to hear that Tiger Pataudi is no more... An era ends...
Neha Dhupia: Very Sad to hear about the demise of tiger pataudi ... RIP
Vishal Dadlani : Tiger Pataudi. A Legend in the true sense of the word. RIP, Sir.
Riteish Deshmukh: RIP TIGER PATAUDI - True Cricketing LEGEND passes away
Boman Irani : MAK Pataudi passes away! RIP
Rahul Bose: Distraught to hear about tiger pataudi`s demise. He was a great captain, player, gentleman & my coach for a summer. Will never forget him.
Siddharth: One of the greatest people i have ever had the good fortune of knowing passed away today. goodbye and RIP, the great `Tiger` Pataudi...
Shekhar Kapur: Tiger has left us.1 of d most courageous cricketrs d wrld has known, who took on d fastest bowlers in d wrld after loosing 1 eye.
Dino Morea:RIP TIGER PATAUDI, Condolences to the family.
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, one of the greatest cricket captains India has produced, died in New Delhi on Thursday evening after battling with a lung infection which was diagnosed about three months back. He was 70. "He passed away around 6.30 pm. His condition had deteriorated since
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yesterday. He was suffering from interstitial lung disease (interstitial pneumonitis) which worsens rapidly inspite of the best treatment available," Dr S P Byotra, Department of medicine in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where Pataudi was admitted, said.
Pataudi was admitted to the hospital last month. After investigations, he was found to be suffering from interstitial lung disease, a condition in which the passage of oxygen to the two lungs is less than normal.
"He was unable to maintain his oxygen level in spite of maximal treatment. He continued to remain in the ICU for nearly a month. He had this disease which had been static since the last three months and worsened very acutely over the last four weeks.
"The possibility of lung transplant was discussed very early as soon as his condition worsened but he was not a suitable candidate for it," the doctor said.
He was being treated by a by a team of pulmonologists and critical care specialists here. 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.
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yesterday. He was suffering from interstitial lung disease (interstitial pneumonitis) which worsens rapidly inspite of the best treatment available," Dr S P Byotra, Department of medicine in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where Pataudi was admitted, said.
Pataudi was admitted to the hospital last month. After investigations, he was found to be suffering from interstitial lung disease, a condition in which the passage of oxygen to the two lungs is less than normal.
"He was unable to maintain his oxygen level in spite of maximal treatment. He continued to remain in the ICU for nearly a month. He had this disease which had been static since the last three months and worsened very acutely over the last four weeks.
"The possibility of lung transplant was discussed very early as soon as his condition worsened but he was not a suitable candidate for it," the doctor said.
He was being treated by a by a team of pulmonologists and critical care specialists here. 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.
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