Chandra Naidu, the first female commentator of cricket in India belongs to pedda kapu Naidu community. She was the daughter of the country’s first Test captain CK Naidu. Chandra Naidu’s nephew and former domestic cricketer Vijay Naidu said that his aunt breathed his last at his house in Manoramganj here. He said that Chandra Naidu had been struggling with age-related ailments for a long time and was unable to walk because of his illness.She was unmarried and was looked after by domestic helpers for years. According to cricket experts, Chandra Naidu was one of the earliest female com- mentators of India. He made a commentary for the first time in a 1977 cricket match played in Indore between the teams of National Champions Bombay and MCC. However, Chandra Naidu did not remain professionally active as a cricket commentator for a long time.
She was retired as a professor of English from Government Girls College, Indore. Chandra Naidu witnessed the Golden Jubilee Test match played between India and England at Lord’s Cricket Ground in 1982. There he also addressed a program in the Lords Committee Room. He wrote a book titled “CK Naidu: A Dotter Remembers” on his father’s life.
Meanwhile, former BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale mourned the death of Chandra Naidu, saying that she was a pioneer of cricket commentary in the women’s world of the country and had also contributed to the advancement of women’s cricket in her Madhya Pradesh. He said, “I remember Chandra Naidu used to play manager and other roles with women’s cricket teams in the state for the matches held in different cities and encourage the players.”
