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About C. K. Nayudu
- Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (pronunciation (31 October 1895 – 14 November 1967), also known as CK, was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches.
- He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958, and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68.
- In 1923, the ruler of Holkar invited him to Indore and made him a captain in his army, conferring on him the honour of a Colonel in Holkar's Army. Arthur Gilligan led the first MCC tour to India in the 1926–27 season.
- For the Hindus at Bombay Gymkhana, Nayudu hit 153 in 116 minutes with 11 sixes.
- One of the sixes, off Bob Wyatt, landed on the roof of the Gymkhana.
- The MCC presented him with a silver bat in recognition of that innings.
- He was also the first Indian cricketer to endorse a brand (Bathgate Liver Tonic) in 1941.
- The Government of India awarded him the third highest (then second highest) civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1956.
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