NEW DELHI (Agencies): Former Indian captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who died on Thursday, had two distinguished cousins in Pakistan diplomat Shaharyar Khan, who went on to become the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, and Major General Isfandiyar Ali Pataudi, who a few months ago was a front-runner to take over as spy agency ISIs chief. Sharyar, who served as a diplomat and ultimately Pakistans foreign secretary 1957-1994, was the son of the elder sister of Mansur Ali Khans mother. Isfandiyar Ali Pataudi was the son of Major General Mohammad Ali Pataudi, the younger brother of Mansur Ali Khans father Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi. At the time of partition in 1947, Major General Mohammad Ali Pataudi opted for the Pakistani army, while his elder brother decided to pursue a cricketing career in India.