Also
known as 'CK', was the first captain of the Indian cricket team
in Test
matches
. Nayudu was given the command to
lead the Indian team in the year 1932 against England in an away series. He
made his
first
class
debut in 1916 in the Bombay Triangular. For the Hindus
against the Europeans, he came in to bat at No.9 with his team tottering at 79
for 7. He blocked his fin six different decades. He made his last appearance in
the Ranji Trophy
in 1956-57, aged 62, scoring 52 in his last innings for Uttar Pradesh
. His
final outing was in a charity match in 1963-64, when he played for the
Maharashtra
Governor's XI against the Maharashtra Chief Minister's XI.
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