COTTARI KANAKAIYA NAYUDU

Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu

Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu was born on 31 October 1895 also well-known as CK, was an Indian cricketer who served up as India's initial Test captain. He was born in Nagpur; Maharashtra.

Nayudu was identified as being an outstanding hard batsman, and for his talent as a solid hitter of the ball. He was the initial cricketer to be honoured with the Padma Bhushan.

Early livelihood

Nayudu in the beginning spoke Telugu, but he grew up in Nagpur and played more or less all his cricket for Central India. Nayudu initiated playing Cricket at an early age and leaded the Cricket squad of the Hislop Collegiate High School, Nagpur. Despite the fact that studying at the school itself, Nayudu was preferred by the Modi Club, and in due course became its captain. In these early days he established useful training from R. Rajanna, who played in opposition to the Oxford University Authentic squad in India.

He made his first class unveiling in 1916 in the Bombay Triangular. For the Hindus in opposition to the Europeans, he came in to bat at No.9 with his side stumbling at 79 for 7. He sterile his first three balls and strike the fourth for six. He played first-class cricket frequently till 1958, and returned for one final time in 1963 at the age of 68. In 1923, the ruler of Holkar requested him to Indore and made him a skipper (land and air) in his army. Thus he acknowledged an honour of a Colonel in Holkar's Army

Arthur Gilligan led the first MCC trip to India in the 1926-27 terms. For the Hindus at Bombay Gymkhana, Nayudu smack 153 in 116 minutes with 11 sixes. One of the sixes, off Bob Wyatt, grounded on the roof of the Gymkhana. The MCC offered him with a silver bat in gratitude of that heroic innings. So from individual knowledge and from what he had been told by his father and uncle, who were at Cambridge in Ranjitsinhji's time, he was to some scope familiar with the surroundings for cricket which get hold of in this country.

First Captain of the Indian Test Cricket Team

India made its first appearance at Lord's under Col C K Nayudu. In its first Test trip of England with the Maharaja of Porbandar as skipper and Ghanshyamsinhji of Limbdi as vice-captain. Two weeks ahead of the trip, Porbandar slumped out on reasons of health and Limbi took over. It was just prior to the start of India's opening Test; Nayudu was allotted head of the Indian team as Limbdi endured a back injury that lined him out of the Test. Over and exceeding his batting, he could declare to be a conspicuously useful amend bowler, rather on the slow side of intermediate, his best performance being when he took five wickets for 21 runs in opposition to Leicestershire.

Nayudu acquired in part in all twenty six of the first-class games on the tour, scoring 1,618 runs at a standard of 40.45 in the first-class games and 1,842 overall, and taking 65 wickets. Wisden preferred him as a Cricketer of the Year the next year. Nayudu hit 32 sixes, which was the most by any person in the season. CK's best stretch was playing at Edgbaston, he strike a ball into the River Rhea and so into the next county.

Tall and refined, often with a kerchief knotted spryly around his neck, CK was prevalently known for his attire style on field. CK's close buddy Syed Mushtaq Ali known for his valiant and dashing cricket played with CK in several games jointly. Mushtaq Ali tenderly called CK- a tiger on the ground.

In the 1933-34 terms, Douglas Jardine visited India with a terrifying, although not full strength, MCC squad. For Punjab Governor's XI, Nayudu achieved a hundred. He was preserved as the skipper of the Test sequence. The first ever Test in India, held at the Bombay Gymkhana among December 15 and 18, was watched by over 100,000 spectators. India lost the succession by two Tests to zero.

Six decades in cricket

He is one of the hardly any cricketers to have played the first class match in six different decades. He made his last facade in the Ranji Trophy in 1956-57, aged 62, scoring 52 in his last innings for Uttar Pradesh. Former in the season he had made 84 in opposition to Rajasthan, striking Vinoo Mankad for two sixes. His last outing was in a charity game in 1963-64, when he played for the Maharashtra Governor's XI in opposition to the Maharashtra Chief Minister's XI.

One of Nayudu's daughters, Chandra, wrote a volume on her father, C. K. Nayudu: A Daughter Remembers.

Padma Bhushan CK Nayudu is at present known as the 'Father of the Indian Cricket'. CK Nayudu Awards are highest astonishment awards for captaincy and life time accomplishment types in the Indian Cricket.

Other Accomplishments

Shortly on, Nayudu played 3 Test Matches in opposition to England in the year 1933-34 and 3 yet one more games in opposition to the same side in the visit of 1936. For the duration of this he scored over 1000 runs and directed to seize 51 wickets. Nayudu was blessed with a tall and well built physical type, and was quite superior at lashing the ball as a batsman. Away from each added from it, he was also a proficient fielder and slow-medium rapidity bowler.

The Final Moments

Nayudu played his very last Ranji Trophy Cricket contest for Uttar Pradesh in the year 1956-57 at the age of 62, in which he scored 52 runs. He died on the 14th of November 1967 in Indore.

Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm slow medium National side Indian Major squads: India, Andhra, Central India, Central Provinces and Berar, Hindus, Holkar, Hyderabad, United Province C.K. Nayudu with K.V. Gopala Ratnam.

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First Class
Matches	7	207
Runs scored	350	11825
Batting average	25.00	35.94
100s/50s	0/2	26/58
Top score	81	200
Balls bowled	858	25,798
Wickets	9	411
Bowling average	42.88	29.28
5 wickets in innings	-	12
10 wickets in match	-	2
Best bowling	3/40	7/44
Catches/stumping	4	170/1