Chandu Borde recounts Tiger Pataudi's fearless knocks at the MCG in 1968

The second Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between December 30, 1967, and January 3, 1968, is still remembered for Tiger Pataudi's heroics with the bat that boggles the mind. By http://www.cricketcountry.com/ H Natarajan wrote in his article f0or CricketCountry, "India had lost the first Test by an innings and 146 runs at Adelaide. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, captain of the Indian team, could not play the Test because of a hamstring injury -- one that takes a long time to heal.Pataudi had not touched the bat for a month when he was forced to play the second Test of that series at Melbourne. India won the toss, but opted to bat on a green top because it just did not have the bowlers to exploit the track. " Read more here - http://bit.ly/UeAHKX #CricketCountry #Cricket #CricketNews #livecricketupdate #ICC #CricketAnalysis #Cricket #IPLT20 #IPLNews #CricketInfo #sports #Sportsnews #WomensWorldCup #LiveAnalysis #CricketCountry #Cricket #CricketNews #livecricketupdate #ICC #CricketAnalysis #Cricket #IPLT20 #IPLNews #CricketInfo #sports #Sportsnews #WomensWorldCup #LiveAnalysis