Actor Saif Ali Khan's sister Saba Pataudi recalled their dad Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's, unfortunate car accident in 1961, which left him with a severely injured right eye. Saba shared an IG Story about the unfortunate incident and wrote: "To think if this had not happened, what might have been..."

On July 1, 1961, after playing against Sussex at Hove, five members of the Oxford University team, including Tiger Pataudi, went out for some Chinese food. On their way back, their car met with an accident, leaving the cricketer in the hospital. According to the reports, a splinter had passed through the windscreen and entered his eye.

Even though he lost the use of one eye, it did not slow down his playing ability as he effectively adjusted to his new limitations. Creating new records, he eve

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