Talk:M. Buchi Babu Naidu

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Buchi Babu Naidu Buchi Babu Naidu ,known as the father of madras cricket who conceived the idea of the presedency match ,angered by the apartheid practised by the madras cricket club,which required indian players to sit under the tree and eat their lunch in the shade,while the europeans enjoyed the comfort of the club's pavilion.it was this democratic and patriotic impulse that drove Buchi Babu to found the madras united club(MUC),and the dream of an annual fixture between the rulers and the ruled.Thus was born the Presidency Match which was played during the harvest festival, earning the sobriquet "Pongalmatch" Buchi Babu Naidu was the son of Dera Venkataswami Naidu,a dubash in Parry & Co,and a wealthy man.Buchi Babu an all round sportsman,founded the Madras United Club.The first edition was opened in 1916.to honor his memory, a tournament was named after him and it is has over the years been a Godsen to the Tyros of the game as they are provided with a chance to rub shoulders with the stalwarts and watch and learn from the closest quarter possible the skills and techniques of the masters. Thus the aspirants gained invaluable guidance to launch the career purposefully. Buchi’s contribution to Madras cricket did not cease with gaining recognition for the natives. He sired three progenies who in due course left their imprint on the game. The eldest of the siblings, Venkatramanujalu alias Bhatt was known for his pyrotechnics his immediate younger brother, M .Balliah, a stylish left hander who earned the tag “Madras Woolley” represented the Hindus in the Bombay quadrangular, led Madras against Bombay in the final of the second edition of the Ranji Trophy.C.Ramaswami the youngest son of Buchi Babu Naidu was one of the two Indian "double internationals".