This star India cricketer was linked to Simi Garewal, married Rajesh Khanna’s heroine, won the heart of top Bollywood actress by….

Cricketers dating Bollywood actresses is nothing new. Through the years, we now have got had a lot of high-profile affairs between top cricketers and top Bollywood actresses. From Mohammad Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani to Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma within the trendy-day, the examples are aplenty.

One top Indian cricketer and former India captain led an exceedingly colourful life off the field in 1960 and 70s. We are talking in regards to the legendary Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who turned out in 46 Test matches for India and led India in Forty of those matches.

Pataudi, of course, first dated and then went on to marry top Bollywood actress of his generation – Sharmila Tagore, who had a success pairing with Rajesh Khanna in her heydays. Pataudi’s son Saif Ali Khan is current certainly among the crucial top leading actors in Bollywood and his daughter Soha Ali Khan should be an accomplished actress.

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s link with Simi Garewal

That's far a rather lesser known fact that earlier than he started dating Sharmila Tagore, Pataudi had his eyes on Simi Garewal. From cricket matches, to outside shoots to major events, Pataudi and Simi Garewal were often seen together.

Many believed that Simi Garewal together with her classy outlook changed into a perfect fit for the royal Indian cricket Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Nevertheless, that changed into earlier than Sharmila Tagore entered the scene and cupid struck Pataudi.

Consistent with a report in TOI newspaper, Pataudi had even visited Simi Garewal’s apartment to notify her things between them were over since he had met Sharmila Tagore.

The report states that Simi insisted on him having a lemonade, but, even earlier than taking a sip, he blurted, “I’m sorry but I make it clear it truly is over between us, I’ve met another person.”

The report in the same fashion states, Simi didn’t make a scene out of it and as a substitute chose to accompany him to the elevator when he stood up to depart.

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi had insisted on her ‘now no longer’ coming but she did anyway. And what did she find there? Sharmila Tagore, waiting near the elevator, for Mansoor.

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi went on to score 2,793 runs while representing India with 6 hundreds and sixteen fifties and a better of 203 now no longer out. Mansur, also often often which is termed ‘Tiger’ Pataudi changed into elected Indian Cricketer of the Year in 1962 and Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968.

Simi Garewal, meanwhile, changed into rumoured to be girlfriend famous Indian industrialist Ratan Tata, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday.