| Full name: | Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu |
| Born: | 31st October 1895, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Died: | 14th November 1967, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow-medium |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Relations: | Brother: CS Nayudu; Brother: CL Nayudu; Brother: CR Nayudu; Grandson: VK Nayudu; Nephew: DD Govindraj; Son: CN Nayudu; Son: P Nayudu |
| Teams: | India (Test: 1932-1936); Hindus (Main FC: 1916/17-1940/41); Madras (Main FC: 1926/27); Hyderabad (Main FC: 1931/32); Central Provinces and Berar (Main FC: 1932/33-1938/39); Central India (Main FC: 1934/35-1937/38); Holkar (Main FC: 1941/42-1952/53); Andhra (Main FC: 1953/54); Uttar Pradesh (Main FC: 1956/57); All teams |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1933 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1950/51 | |
| Padma Bhushan: 1956 | |
| Wisden India Hall of Fame: 2014 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1932-1936) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| India | 7 | 14 | 0 | 350 | 81 | 25.00 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1932-1936) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| India | 858 | 24 | 386 | 9 | 3-40 | 42.88 | 0 | 0 | 95.33 | 2.69 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1916/17-1963/64) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 207 | 344 | 15 | 11825 | 200 | 35.94 | 26 | 58 | 170 | 1 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1916/17-1963/64) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 25758 | 884 | 12038 | 411 | 7-44 | 29.28 | 12 | 2 | 64.07 | 2.77 |