5 most articulate and eloquent Indian cricketers of all time

#1 Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

It is a pity that someone as articulate, highly educated and eloquent as former Indian captain MAK Pataudi did not have a bigger presence in the media once his cricketing career was over. But then again, he was a Nawab and did not really have to work for a living.

Pataudi was educated at one of England’s most famous boarding schools, Winchester College, and then went on to attend Balliol College at Oxford University. Needless to say, he turned out to be a man of the world, well spoken, extremely witty, profoundly thoughtful, good looking and an excellent speaker.

After retirement, he edited the magazine Sportsworld and did some media assignments that reflected his eloquence.

His last public appearance was during the presentation of the Pataudi Trophy when he handed it over to England captain Andrew Strauss in 2011. However, he did deliver a short interview that would prove to be his last (he passed away in September 2011) but the eloquence was still very much intact.