Actress Soha Ali Khan has recently paid a birthday tribute to her late father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. She visited Eden Gardens in Kolkata, a stadium closely linked to her father’s cricketing legacy, on the special occasion.
She shared a video with a picture of her father and penned an emotional caption. She penned, “On your birthday, Abba, I wanted to stand where the game remembers you. Eden Gardens may be empty today, but it is never silent for you."
The actress also recounted one of her father's most memorable moments, captaining India in spite of a severe injury.
Soha remembered the historic December 1974 Test against the West Indies and penned, “A ground you loved to play on, and one where you captained India many times - perhaps most memorable being the December 1974 Test against the indomitable West Indies. A ball from Andy Roberts struck you on the face, fracturing your cheekbone.”
She added, “You retired bleeding and hurt, but returned to lead the side to an unbelievable victory by 85 runs. That Test at Eden went down as one of Indian cricket’s most iconic victories - a timeless example of grit and lion-hearted (or perhaps tiger-hearted) captaincy."
Soha concluded the post by writing, “The stands still remember you, the cricketer. I remember my Abba. Both belong here. Happy birthday, Abba #mansooralikhanpataudi.”
Meanwhile, Saba Ali Khan also paid an emotional tribute to her late father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, on the anniversary of his birth. She shared unseen pictures of the former Indian cricket captain.
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Saba referred to him as "the hero of my universe” and penned, “To Abba..The hero of my universe miss you today. And every day. To the lives you’ve touched, To the captain of our home and that of the Indian cricket teamYou donned many caps and excelled in each.”
Saif Ali Khan's sister also shared how she honours her father’s birth anniversary every year, adding, “To Many random pictures shared by some, taken by others..and to my tribute to you, as I do the Qur’an khwani and sadqa each year. Both in Bhopal and Pataudi, where you belong."
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