Arjun Naidu

Arjun Naidu

Personal information
Full name	Arjun Ramchander Naidu
Born	(1924-07-03)3 July 1924 Rajkot, India
Died	14 November 2000(2000-11-14) (aged 76) Udaipur, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2016

Arjun Naidu (3 July 1924 – 14 November 2000) was an Indian first-class cricketer who represented Rajasthan.^[1] He made his first-class debut for Rajasthan (then Rajputana) in the 1945-46 Ranji Trophy on 2 February 1946.^[2]

Cricket career

Naidu played for several teams in the Ranji Trophy between 1946 and 1962: Rajputana, Holkar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and occasionally an opening batsman. He represented India in one match against the Commonwealth XI in 1953–54.^[3]

Coaching

Naidu later became the director of cricket operations in the state of Rajasthan. Under his guidance the team did fairly well, eventually with the patronage of Maharana Bhagwat Singhji and later sports board of Rajasthan, and National Institute of Sports. In those times the Rajasthan team reached the Ranji Trophy Finals nine times in the 1960s and 1970s.

Career highlights, Ranji Trophy finals

1. http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1952-53/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/HOLKAR_BENG_RJI-FINAL_20-24MAR1953.html
2. http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1951-52/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/BOM_HOLKAR_RJI-FINAL_01-05MAR1952.html

References

1. "Arjun Naidu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
2. "Rajputana v Northern India, Ranji Trophy 1945/46 (North Zone)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
3. "Commonwealth in India, 1953/54, 1st Unofficial Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

External links

• Arjun Naidu at ESPNcricinfo