Pankaj Roy (left) and Vinoo Mankad returning to the pavilion after their world record opening partnership of 413 runs, Madras, 11 January 1956. Their record stood for 52 years.
Personal information
Born
(1928-05-31)31 May 1928 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died
4 February 2001(2001-02-04) (aged 72) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Relations
Nemailal Roy (brother)
Pranab Roy (son)
Ambar Roy (nephew)
International information
National side
India
Test debut (cap 54)
2 November 1951 v England
Last Test
2 December 1960 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition
Test
First-class
Matches
43
185
Runs scored
2,442
11,868
Batting average
32.56
42.38
100s/50s
5/9
33/50
Top score
173
202*
Balls bowled
104
1,146
Wickets
1
21
Bowling average
66.00
30.85
5 wickets in innings
0
1
10 wickets in match
0
0
Best bowling
1/6
5/53
Catches/stumpings
16/–
74/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 March 2017
Pankaj Roy (pronunciationⓘ; 31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian cricketer who played in 43 test matches, including once as captain.[1][2][3] He was a right-handed opening batsman, perhaps best known for establishing the world record opening partnership in Test cricket of 413 runs, together with Vinoo Mankad, against New Zealand at Chennai. The record stood until 2008. Roy played for Bengal in domestic matches. In 2000, he was appointed as the Sheriff of Kolkata. He has been honoured with the Padma Shri.[4][5] His nephew Ambar Roy and son Pranab Roy also played Test cricket for India. He was a student of Vidyasagar College.[6] In 2016, he was posthumously awarded the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour conferred by BCCI on a former player.[7]
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