Manzoor Ali Khan Pataudi

He's probably more famously known as Nawab of Pataudi, but anyone who can play top class cricket with impaired eyesight must have a great deal of courage and latent ability

I had a doubt there, but it's okay.

But still playing with impaired eyes is not very easy. It does take a great deal of courage. During one interview he said that he often ended up seeing more than one ball.

Originally posted by DRAVID FAN I think he is one of the best ever players to have played the game. I agree he didn't set many records and many people haven't heard of him. For those who haven't, he is one of the best Indian batsman ever. He would've become greater if he didn't lose one eye. The great thing about him is that even after losing an eye, he still continues to play. What I'm trying to say is that if he didn't lose that eye of his, he would've become greater than he was. What are your opinions about him.

wow this guy sounds amazing. I admire the courage he has to continue a true example of you can do anything you want if you believe in yourself

Originally posted by Clobber He's probably more famously known as Nawab of Pataudi, but anyone who can play top class cricket with impaired eyesight must have a great deal of courage and latent ability

Apparantly people used to say that the reason Bradman was so much better than anyone else must have been that he had incredibly good vision, so he had his eyes tested and his vision was found to be significantly below average!

Ive never heard fo this Pataudi guy either, but thats an impressive story. Actually i used to play with a guy with only one working eye and he did phenominally well considering - hardly ever dropped a catch

At one point, when I had just started taking interest in cricket about 8-9 years ago, I used to ask my mom of Indian cricket history and she always talked about Pataudi. That's how I knew how good he was. Then Saif Ali Khan came onto the screen and then they were talking if he could be a cricketer or an actor (his mom was an exceptional actress) and then Shah Rukh Khan said that he had his mom's cricketing talent and his dad's acting talent. Anyway after he became an actor, I learned more about his father.