C. K. Nayudu Trophy
{{Short description|Under 23 first class cricket tournament in India}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = C.K. Nayudu Trophy
| image =
| administrator = BCCI
| cricket format = Under-23 First Class Cricket
| first = 1973-74
| last = 2023–24
| tournament format = Round-robin, then knockout
| participants = 38
| qualification =
| champions = Punjab
| most successful = Mumbai
| most runs =
| most wickets =
| headquarters=NCA, Bengaluru
| TV=YouTube
|longest continuous champion=Mumbai
|next=
|website={{URL|https://www.bcci.tv}}
| current = 2024–25
}}
The Colonel C. K. Nayudu Trophy is a domestic cricket championship played in India between 38 under-23 teams{{Cite news |date=2024-05-11 |title=Domestic cricket reforms: BCCI eliminates toss in CK Nayudu Trophy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/domestic-cricket-reforms-bcci-eliminates-toss-in-ck-nayudu-trophy/articleshow/110038670.cms |access-date=2024-10-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} representing various state and regional cricket associations. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is named after India's first Test cricket captain C. K. Nayudu.{{Cite book |last=Raiji |first=Vasant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s7MyAAAAIAAJ&q=C.+K.+Nayudu+Trophy+under |title=C.K. Nayudu, the Shahenshah of Indian Cricket |date=1989 |publisher=Marine Sports |isbn=978-81-85361-00-0 |pages=62 |language=en |author-link=Vasant Raiji}}{{Cite book |last=Bhushan |first=Aditya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eiTyDwAAQBAJ&q=C.+K.+Nayudu+Trophy+under |title=A Colonel Destined To Lead |date=2019 |publisher=StoryMirror |isbn=978-93-87269-27-9 |pages=67 |language=en}} Each match is played over four-days. Over its history, it has been played with various age-limits including under-22, under-23, under-25. The current champions are Karnataka who defeated Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 final.{{Cite web |title=403 unauthorized |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/271/col-c-k-nayudu-trophy |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=www.bcci.tv |language=en}}
History
In 1973–74, BCCI named a tournament for under-22 cricketers after India's first Test cricket captain, C. K. Nayudu. It was initially called 'Junior Tournament of India for the Colonel Nayudu Trophy'. The trophy was donated by the Bombay Cricket Association from the funds collected to perpetuate the memory of Nayudu. Until 2003–04 season, the tournament was played in zonal format.
From 2014 to 2015 season onwards, BCCI lowered the age-limit for the tournament from 25 to 23 and restricted the number of Ranji Trophy cricketers in the playing XI to only three.{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Sudatta |date=29 July 2014 |title=BCCI's changes age-limit to 23 for CK Nayudu Trophy |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/bccis-resolution-to-lower-age-limit-for-ck-nayudu-trophy-has-created-fuss-among-few-state-cricket-associations-164456 |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Cricket Country |language=en}} The age-limit of 23 continued till the 2019–20 season. From 2021 to 2022 season onwards, the BCCI brought back the age-limit to 25 years.{{Cite web |last=Karhadkar |first=Amol |date=5 March 2022 |title=CK Nayudu Trophy to begin on March 22 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ck-nayudu-trophy-to-begin-on-march-22-indian-domestic-cricket-news/article38449603.ece |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Sportstar |language=en |quote=The tournament that is reverted from U-23 to U-25 from this season was postponed due to the COVID-19 surge in January.}} in 2024 BCCI changed it to Under-23 Tournament again.
Winners
File:CK Nayudu 1930s scan.jpg, after whom the tournament is named]]The following teams have won the tournament:
References
External links
- [http://www.bcci.tv Official website of the BCCI]
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