Prakash Rao Nayudu (20 November 1937 – 12 March 1997) was an Indian athlete and police officer. During his athletic career he represented the Madhya Pradesh cricket team and participated in the

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in singles and doubles. Nayudu won the Table Tennis Open Title 27 times and the Triple Crown on several occasions in Madhya Pradesh. He also served as a police officer, during which time he received such honors as the

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for meritorious services. His father,

C. K. Nayudu Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (31 October 1895 – 14 November 1967), also known as CK, was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches. He played first-class cricket regularly until 1958, and returned for one last time in ...

, was the first captain of the

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matches. Prakash Nayudu had three children.son Pratap Nayudu and daughters Padmaja and Varsha. Pratap Nayudu is international arm wrestler having won two medals in World arm sport Championship (2013), three consecutive medals in Indian National Championships (2013, 2014, 2015) and six Gold medals in armsport Championships (1991-2015) in Madhya Pradesh, India. He holds the current State Record of being the first ever arm-wrestler of MP to become the National Champion for the third consecutive year with two gold and one silver medal.

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1937 births 1997 deaths Indian cricketers Indian police officers Madhya Pradesh cricketers Indian male table tennis players {{India-cricket-bio-1930s-stub