After clinching their 41st Ranji Trophy title in Pune recently, Mumbai annexed their second title this season when they won the Col CK Nayudu Trophy (U-23) by beating Madhya Pradesh. The victorious team became richer by Rs 20 lakh for winning the Nayudu Trophy. Mumbai ran up a tall score of 577 all out to which Madhya Pradesh replied with 422 all out before the game petered out into a tame draw on the final day.

Did You Know?

• Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, 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 Indoreand made him a Captain (land and air) in his army, conferring on him the honour of a Colonel in Holkar’s Army.
• The Government of India awarded him the third highest (then second highest) civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1956.
• Former India stumper Syed Kirmani was chosen for the prestigious Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for 2015.
• The BCCI had already chosen Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar from the 1983 World Cup-winning Indian team for the Lifetime award.