Question

CK Nayudu’s Name is recorded in the history of Cricket. What are the reasons that make him a legend?

Answer 1

Hint: The above question is taken from the lesson “The story of the cricket”. Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of eleven players on a 22-yard (20-meter) pitch with two nails balanced on three stumps at each end.

Complete answer:
CK Nayudu is remembered for his exceptional batsmanship. He was one of the first Indian cricketers to get a chance to play in a test match. By becoming the first captain of the Indian Test squad, Nayudu made history.
Nayudu scored 153 runs in 116 minutes for the Hindus at the Bombay Gymkhana, including 11 sixes. One of the sixes, thrown by Bob Wyatt, landed on the Gymkhana's roof. In honour of that innings, the MCC presented him with a silver bat.
At the age of seven, Nayudu was drafted for the school squad and showed promise for a great future. In the Bombay Triangular, he made his first-class debut in 1916. He batted at No. 9 for the Hindus against the Europeans, with his team struggling at 79 for 7.
Nayudu broke the record for the oldest player to score his age or more in a first-class cricket match with that 84-run innings. In a charity match against the Maharashtra Chief Minister's XI in 1963–64, he made his final appearance.

The reasons of CK Nayudu becoming a legend in cricket:
1. All-around athlete
2. Cricketing family background
3. The 1932 legend
4. Smashing MCC
5. The first Captain
6. From Warwickshire to Worcestershire
7. Problems with Vizzy

Note:
Points to know about CK Nayudu:
- Nayudu was born on 31st October 1895, Nagpur.
- He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958.
- The ruler of Holkar invited him to Indore and conferred him the honour of a colonel in Holker’s ar.
- Nayudu died in 1967 in Indore at the age of 72.
- Ck nayudu was awarded a Padma Bhushan award by the ministry of home affairs, Government of India.