Question
Who among the following was the first Indian cricketer to receive the Padma Bhushan award?
The correct answer is
CK Nayudu
First Indian Cricketer to Receive the Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, conferred for distinguished service of a high order. The question asks which of the listed Indian cricketers was the first to be honoured with it.
Padma Bhushan Years for the Listed Cricketers
- CK Nayudu — Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, India's first Test captain (1932) and the doyen of Indian cricket, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1956. He was the very first cricketer ever to receive the award.
- Sunil Gavaskar — the first batter to score 10,000 Test runs, received the Padma Bhushan in 1980.
- Kapil Dev — the 1983 World Cup-winning captain, received the Padma Bhushan in 1991 (he had earlier received the Padma Shri in 1982).
- Sachin Tendulkar — received the Padma Bhushan in 2008, and was later honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 2014.
Conclusion
Comparing the years of conferment, CK Nayudu (1956) clearly precedes every other cricketer in the list. Therefore, the first Indian cricketer to receive the Padma Bhushan was CK Nayudu.
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