Col. C.K. Nayudu (1895 - 1967) was India's first captain in Text Cricket and the best all-rounder of the time. A right handed batsman, he was a hard-hitting foot player, driving on both sides of the wicket and also a more than useful slow-medium change bowler, with a controlled spin. With a game career from 1916 to 1964, he became the elder statesman of Indian Cricket, playing in a first class match in his sixty ninth (BCCI). He Played 207 matches and 7 tests with a run total of 11,852 (average 33.94) and his highest score was 200, 411 wickets, 171 catches and 1 stumping. he was the first Indian cricketer to be honoured with "Padma Bhushan" by the Government of India in 1955 in recognition to his contribution to the development of sports. The Board of Control for Cricket in in India has instituted "Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy" for cricketers under 22 years of age in 1974-75 as a tribute to him.

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