The Colonel C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award is an award presented by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to individuals who provided unparalleled contribution to Indian cricket.[1] It is the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player[2][3] and is considered as one of the most prestigious awards in cricket.[4][5] The award includes a trophy, citation, and cash prize of ₹25 lakh.[1]
| C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Lifetime Achievement in Indian cricket |
| Sponsored by | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Highlights | |
| First winner | Lala Amarnath |
| Last winner | Ravi Shastri Farokh Engineer |
The award is named after named after Colonel C. K. Nayudu (1895–1967), India's first Test cricket captain widely regarded as 'India's first cricket superstar'[6] with a first-class career spanning over 47 years from 1916 to 1963 — a world record.[7]
Nayudu's teammate and India's first test centurion, Lala Amarnath was the first recipient of the award in 1994. K. N. Prabhu is the only sports journalist to have won the award.[8] Rajinder Goel, Padmakar Shivalkar, and B. B. Nimbalkar are the only non-Test cricketers to have been honoured.[9] Lala Amarnath and Mohinder Amarnath are the only father-son duo to have received the honour. Krishnamachari Srikkanth is the recipient of the award in 2019. Ravi Shastri and Farokh Engineer are the most recent recipients of the award in 2024.[10][11]
Recipients
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| Year | Recipient | Image | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lala Amarnath | 
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| 1995 | Syed Mushtaq Ali | 
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[12] |
| 1996 | Vijay Hazare | [12] | |
| 1997 | K. N. Prabhu | [12] | |
| 1998 | Polly Umrigar | [13] | |
| 1999 | Hemu Adhikari | [13] | |
| 2000 | Subhash Gupte | [8] | |
| 2001 | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | [8] | |
| 2002 | B. B. Nimbalkar | 
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[13] |
| 2003 | Chandu Borde | [14] | |
| 2004 | Bishan Singh Bedi Srinivas Venkataraghavan E. A. S. Prasanna B. S. Chandrasekhar |
[14] | |
| 2007 | Nari Contractor | [14] | |
| 2008 | Gundappa Viswanath | [2] | |
| 2009 | Mohinder Amarnath | 
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| 2010 | Salim Durani | [14] | |
| 2011 | Ajit Wadekar | [3] | |
| 2012 | Sunil Gavaskar | 
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| 2013 | Kapil Dev | .jpg)
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| 2014 | Dilip Vengsarkar | 
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| 2015 | Syed Kirmani | 
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| 2016 | Rajinder Goel Padmakar Shivalkar |
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| 2017 | Pankaj Roy | [10] | |
| 2018 | Anshuman Gaekwad | 
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| 2019 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | .jpg)
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| 2023 | Farokh Engineer | [22] | |
| Ravi Shastri | .jpg)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Syed Kirmani nominated for CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
The BCCI celebrates the birth centenary of C.K. Nayudu, the country's first Test captain, by instituting an annual Lifetime Achievement Award to honour individuals for their unparalleled contribution to Indian cricket, on and off the field. The award comprises a trophy, citation and cheque for Rs. 25 lakhs.
- ^ a b "Viswanath nominated for CK Nayudu award". ESPNcricinfo. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
... CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award, the highest honour the Indian board can bestow on a former player.
- ^ a b "I'm no Dhoni or Ganguly, says feted Wadekar". News18. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
.... CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award, the highest honour the Indian board can bestow on a former player.
- ^ "Farokh Engineer Feels Hurt at Not Getting C K Nayudu Award". The Quint. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
It's one of the prestigious awards in cricket and I feel bitter about it that I have been ignored.
- ^ a b "Dilip Vengsarkar 'honoured' to receive CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award". DNA India. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
"I feel honoured that I have been chosen for the C K Nayudu award which I guess, is the highest award for cricket in India. I am grateful to the BCCI," Vengsarkar told PTI.
- ^ Naha, Souvik (1 March 2012). "Producing the First Indian Cricketing Superhero: Nationalism, Body Culture, Consumption and the C.K. Nayudu Phenomenon". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 29 (4): 562–582. doi:10.1080/09523367.2012.658190. ISSN 0952-3367. S2CID 145667240.
- ^ "First-Class Longest Career". Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Ramchand, Partab (14 September 2001). "CK Nayudu Trophy awards have gone to the right claimants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek (7 June 2018). "Full list of CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Awards". Cricket Country. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b "BCCI honours Indian legends Anshuman Gaekwad and Pankaj Roy". International Cricket Council. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b "BCCI Annual Awards 2018-19 - List of Winners". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "C.K. Nayudu award for Kapil Dev". The Hindu. 18 December 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Amarnath to receive C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award". Rediff. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for Durani". The Hindu. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Mohinder Amarnath to receive CK Nayudu award". ESPN.com. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
..... CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award, the highest honour the Indian board can bestow on a former player
- ^ "Sunil Gavaskar to receive C K Nayudu award". Firstpost. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "CK Nayudu Lifetime award for Gavaskar". Mid-Day. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Col CK Nayudu award for Kirmani". Deccan Herald. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Syed Kirmani to Donate Rs 6.25 lakh CK Nayudu Award Prize Money For Girls' Education". NDTV. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Sarmah, Bhargab (27 February 2017). "Rajinder Goel, Padmakar Shivalkar to Receive Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award". NDTV. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Gaekwad, Roy to get CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award". Cricbuzz. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ PTI (23 January 2024). "Shastri, Engineer honoured with Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 April 2024.