14 Cricketers From Our Telugu Land Who Played For Our National Team!

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14 Cricketers From Our Telugu Land Who Played For Our National Team!

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1) Catari Kanakaiya Nayudu: Catari Kanakaiya Nayudu also known as 'CK', was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches. He played 7 tests for India between 1932-1936.

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2) Ananda Gajapathi Raju : Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju is also known as Vizzy, Maharaja of Vizianagaram. He played 3 tests for India in 1936.

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3) Syed Mohammad Hadi: Syed Mohammad Hadi was from Hyderabad, played one unofficial test for India in 1934. He was nicknamed "Rainbow Hadi" because of his expertise in seven sports - Cricket, Tennis, Field Hockey, Soccer, Table tennis, Chess and Polo.

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4) Syed Abid Ali: Syed Abid Ali was an all-rounder. He was from Hyderabad. Ali represented India in 29 tests and 5 ODIs from 1967 to 1975.

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5) M. L. Jaisimha: Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha was from Secunderabad. He was a right-handed batsman noted for his style on and off the field. He bowled medium pace and off-breaks, also was a brilliant fielder. He played 39 tests for India from 1959 to 1971.

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6) Mohammad Azharuddin: Mohammad Azharuddin played 99 tests and 334 ODIs for India from 1984-2000. He was the most successful ODI captain for India before Dhoni with 90 wins in his kitty. He is the only cricketer with the distinction of scoring a century in each of his first three tests.

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7) V.V.S.Laxman: V.V.S. Laxman played 134 tests and 84 ODIS for India from 1996-2012. His knock of 281 against Australia in Eden Gardens in 2001 has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years. Laxman is noted most for his batting against Australia, in both Tests and One Day Internationals. Six out of his 17 Test hundreds, and four out of his six ODI hundreds have come against Australia.

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8) Sagi Laxmi Venkatapathy Raju: Laxmi Venkatapathy Raju is from Alamuru,East Godavari. He played 28 tests and 53 ODIs from 1990-2001. He is a slow left arm bowler.

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9)A.T.Rayudu: Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu is from Guntur. He has been playing for India from 2013. He played 30 ODIs for India till now.

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10) Venugopal Rao: Yalaka Venugopal Rao, is a right-handed middle order batsman from Visakhapatnam. He holds the unique distinction of being the first ever "Super-Sub" in an ODI Inning.

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11) M.S.K.Prasad : M.S.K. Prasad is from Guntur. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket keeper. He played few Tests and ODIs for our National Team.

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12) Noel Arthur David : Noel David played four ODIs for India in 1997. Drafted into the team as a replacement for the injured Javagal Srinath, he was called the best ever fielder in the Indian team.

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13) Arshad Ayub : Arshad Ayub from Hyderabad, played 13 tests and 32 ODIs for India from 1987 to 1990. He served as the manager for the Indian cricket team's tour of Bangladesh in 2010. He is also the manager of the HCA.

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14) Shivlal Yadav : A former Indian test cricketer from Hyderabad, Yadav played 35 Tests and 7 ODIs between 1979-1987. He formed the Spin Trio that took up the reins of the Indian Bowling attack after the old Spin Quartet retired.

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