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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Abbreviation | ACA |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Affiliation | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Regional affiliation | South |
| Headquarters | ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| Location | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| President | P. Sarath Chandra Reddy |
| CEO | M. V. Siva Reddy |
| Director | Venugopal Rao |
| Coach | Yere Goud |
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Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) is the governing body of cricket in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The association is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and governs the Andhra cricket team. The association was founded in 1953 and has been affiliated to the BCCI ever since. The ACA operates the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, which hosts International-level Test, ODI and T20 cricket matches. The headquarters of the association is at Visakhapatnam. C. K. Nayudu, the first captain of Indian cricket team, was instrumental in the formation of Andhra Cricket Association and was its founder president.[1][2] Nayudu was also the first captain of Andhra cricket team.[3][4]
- ^ "The land of Vizzy & C K Nayudu finally to host a test match". The Times of India. 16 November 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"It was February 1953 when Col CK Nayudu, the first captain of the Indian team, became the founder president of ACA," local cricketologist Prof Prasanna Kumar told TOI. "He was 58-years-old when he led Andhra in their first Ranji match against Mysuru and coming to bat in the middle, smote a huge six off pacer Kasturirangan," Prof Kumar reminisced."Col Nayudu and his brother CS Nayudu played in Guntur and taught the boys discipline, from how to don the flannels to doing their laces; they instilled the quintessence of cricket in Andhra boys," he added.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Guha, Ramachandra (1992). Wickets in the East: An Anecdotal History. Oxford University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-19-562809-8.
- ^ A. Prasanna Kumar (October 2010). "International Cricket at Vizag" (PDF). pp. 9, 16. Retrieved 25 April 2023.