Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi dies aged 70

New Delhi: Legendary India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi passed away on Thursday evening. Regarded as one of India's finest captains, Tiger, as he was better known, was suffering from lung infection and was admitted to the ICU of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi.

Earlier on Thursday, Neeraj Jain, senior consultant and chairman of pulmonolgy (chest medicine) at the hospital said:"His condition has deteriorated since Wednesday and he is unable to maintain his oxygen level in spite of maximum treatment. He continues to remain in the ICU (intensive care unit)," . The hospital issued a bulletin saying: "He is on very high level of oxygen support requiring intermittent Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP). He is conscious and his cardiac function remains stable. He is being monitored very closely,"

The 70-year-old Pataudi was admitted to the hospital last month with what was diagnosed as interstitial lung disease, a condition in which the lungs do not receive enough oxygen and the patient struggles to breathe. The Mayo Clinic, a worldwide non-profit medical organisation, states on its website that there is no cure for the condition.