“a phenomenon, capable of sheer magic. It was difficult to know which way he was going to go because of his legs and because he was as comfortable on his left foot as his right, so he could cut inside or go down the line and he had a ferocious shot too.” (Mel Hopkins, Wales… Read More from Garrincha
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Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
“Aloof yet witty, plain but direct, regal yet casual. MAK Pataudi was so many contradictory things that eventually you stopped trying to classify him.” (Mudar Patherya) The first Indian to captain the Oxford University cricket team; a member of the first Indian team to win a series against England; captain of India at the age of… Read More from Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi