Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi in ICU

Veteran cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi yesterday after he contracted a lung disease. At the time of going to press, Pataudi’s condition was described as ‘serious’ by a doctor there.

“They are struggling to pin-point the infection that has affected his lung. Soha flew down to the Capital on Saturday when she got a call from her mother that he needs some medical attention. He was shifted to the ICU by the time Soha reached there,” says a source.

A friend of Soha, who was there with the actor, said that Pataudi senior has been having difficulty in breathing since Friday night and doctors decided not to take a chance.

“He is now stable, but the doctors are keeping a round-the-clock watch on him. He is still having difficulty in breathing and is being injected with steroids and intra-venous antibiotics to clear his respiratory tract,” the friend informed.

Son, actor Saif Ali Khan, who halted the shooting of his film mid-way, was on his way to Delhi at the time of going to press.

“Saif will reach here soon. Though he is stable, Saif has already contacted a reputed doctor in the US to figure out the infection that Mr Pataudi has contracted. At this point of time, he is not in a condition to be shifted in another hospital,” the source added.