NEW DELHI, Sept 22 � Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of the greatest cricket captains India has produced, died here today after battling with a lung infection which was diagnosed about three months back. He was 70.
�He passed away around 6.30 pm. His condition had deteriorated since yesterday. He was suffering from interstitial lung disease (interstitial pneumonitis) which worsens rapidly inspite of the best treatment available,� Dr S P Byotra, Department of medicine in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where Pataudi was admitted, said.
Pataudi was admitted to the hospital last month.
After investigations, he was found to be suffering from interstitial lung disease, a condition in which the passage of oxygen to the two lungs is less than normal.
�He was unable to maintain his oxygen level in spite of maximal treatment. He continued to remain in the ICU for nearly a month. He had this disease which had been static since the last three months and worsened very acutely over the last four weeks. � PTI
