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Soha Ali Khan Honors Tiger Pataudi at Eden Gardens as Family Marks His 85th Birth Anniversary

The tributes spotlight his 1974 return to lead India after a fractured cheekbone at the Kolkata ground.

Overview

  • On January 5, Soha Ali Khan visited an empty Eden Gardens in Kolkata and shared an Instagram video commemorating her father’s birthday.
  • The video intercuts her walk through the stands with archival footage from the December 1974 Test against the West Indies.
  • Her caption recalls a delivery from Andy Roberts that fractured Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s cheekbone and his return to captain India to an 85-run win.
  • Saba Pataudi posted rare photos, called him “the hero of my universe,” and noted she observes Qur’an khwani and sadqa each year in Bhopal and Pataudi.
  • Kareena Kapoor acknowledged Soha’s post with emojis as coverage revisited the late former India captain’s legacy, including his death in 2011.