India's first Test captain played Ranji till 62 years of age
India's first-ever Test captain, Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, who was drafted in his school team at the age of seven, played his last Ranji Trophy match aged 62. Nayudu, who was born in Nagpur on October 31, 1895, captained India in their first-ever Test at Lord's in 1932. Nayudu played 207 first-class matches, scoring 11,825 runs and taking 411 wickets.