5 Indian sportspersons who you did not know married Bollywood stars

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#5 Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore

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Tagore and Pataudi
Tagore and Pataudi

Nicknamed as 'Tiger Pataudi', Pataudi's prowess with the bat rewarded him with captaincy duties at a very young age as he went on to captain the Indian team in 40 test matches. From 1961-1975, Pataudi featured in 46 test matches and finished with 2,793 runs at an average of 34.91 which included six centuries.

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An occasional right-arm medium pacer, Pataudi also captained Sussex in 1966 after being named as the 'Indian Cricketer of the Year' in 1962. Pataudi met his wife Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore in 1968, the same year in which he was named as the 'Wisden Cricketer of the Year'.

Sharmila, a famed actress who featured in Bengali and Hindi movies such as Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), An Evening in Paris (1967) and Aradhana (1969) apart from others won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare awards.

The couple has three children Saif Ali Khan, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.

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Edited by Shraishth Jain
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