​MEDIA ADVISORY Syed Kirmani nominated for Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award The Col. C.K. Nayudu Awards Committee met today at Cricket Centre, BCCI headquarters – Mumbai and has unanimously nominated Mr. Syed Kirmani for the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015. The committee consists of BCCI President Mr. Shashank Manohar, Hon. Secretary Mr. Anurag Thakur and Mr. N Ram (Chairman of Kasturi & Sons Limited and Publisher of 'The Hindu’). The BCCI celebrates the birth centenary of Col. Cottari Kanakaiya 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. Syed Kirmani – Profile Born: 29 December 1949 Madras (now Chennai) Test debut: 24 January 1976 v New Zealand ODI debut: 21 February 1976 v New Zealand Keeping wickets on sub-continent tracks where the ball spins, bounces and even keeps low at times is one of the most difficult tasks in world cricket. Syed Kirmani kept wickets against India’s famous spin quartet and did the job remarkably well. Having started his career as an understudy to Farokh Engineer, Kirmani took over the responsibility and added his charm to the role in a decade-long career. It was thanks to his tenacious approach that he scored two Test centuries in the lower order. Against England in 1981–82, he did not concede a single bye in three consecutive Tests. Named the best keeper in the 1983 World Cup, it was Kirmani, who shared an unbeaten 126 runs partnership with Kapil Dev against Zimbabwe as the Indian captain went on to register one of India’s greatest wins at Tunbridge Wells. Kirmani also provided solid support to Sunil Gavaskar in the unbroken 143-run stand for the ninth wicket as Gavaskar made 236 not out, the then top score by an Indian against West Indies in the sixth Test at home. As the spinners made way for a seam attack led by Dev, Kirmani made the necessary transition and quickly adapted to the needs of the new look bowling attack. The Indian government awarded him the Padma Shri in 1982. He was the vice-president of KSCA and the chairman of the national selection committee. PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE AWARD 1994 – Lala Amarnath 1995 – Syed Mushtaq Ali 1996 – Capt. Vijay Hazare 1997 – K.N. Prabhu 1998 – P. R. Umrigar 1999 – Col. Hemachandra Adhikari 2000 – Subhash Gupte 2001 – Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi 2002 – Bhausaheb Nimbalkar 2003 – Chandrakant Borde 2004 – B.S. Bedi, B. Chandrasekhar, EAS Prasanna, S. Venkataraghvan 2007 – Nariman Contractor 2008 – Gundappa Viswanath 2009 – Mohinder Amarnath 2010 – Salim Durani 2011 – Ajit Wadekar 2012 – Sunil Gavaskar 2013 – Kapil Dev Nikhanj 2014 – Dilip Vengsarkar BCCI