Kapil
Dev, the Former Captain and legendary All-rounder of Indian Cricket Team on 18
December 2013 selected for the BCCI’s prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement award for the year 2013.
Kapil
Dev had played 131 Tests for Indiataking 434 wickets. He was the first
player to complete 5000 runs and 400 wickets in Tests. He played 225 ODIs, in
which he took 253 wickets and scored 3783 runs. His most memorable contribution
to Indian cricket was the victory in the 1983 World Cup.
Sunil Gavaskar won this award for the
year 2012. Other cricketers to have bagged the coveted award include, Mohinder
Amarnath, Ajit Wadekar, Mohinder Amarnath, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Lala
Amarnath, Syed Mushtaq Ali and Capt. Vijay Hazare.
About Col. CK Nayudu
and the Lifetime Achievement Award
Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, comprises a trophy, a citation and a cheque of 25 lakh Rupees. This award, named after India’s first Test captain, is given to individuals whose contribution to Indian cricket, on and off the field by BCCI.
Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, comprises a trophy, a citation and a cheque of 25 lakh Rupees. This award, named after India’s first Test captain, is given to individuals whose contribution to Indian cricket, on and off the field by BCCI.
Col. CK Nayudu or
Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu was the first captain of Indian Cricket Team in Test
Matches, and he played the first class cricket for India till 1958. The ruler
of Holkar in 1923 conferred him with the honour of Colonel in Holkar’s
Army at Indore. Nayudu was appointed as the first
captain of Indian team for its first test tour of England in 1932 after the
previously appointed captain and vice-captain of the team, Maharaja of
Porbandar and Ghanshyamsinhji of Limbdi respectively were out of the series due
to health problems.
