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	\| birth_place = [[~~Dhaka~~]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]~~<br/>~~		\| birth_place = [[Dacca]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2001\|2\|4\|1928\|5\|31\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2001\|2\|4\|1928\|5\|31\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
	\| image = Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy after record breaking opening stand 1956.jpg		\| image = Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy after record breaking opening stand 1956.jpg
	\| caption = 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.		\| caption = 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.
	\| family = ~~'''Brother''':~~ [[Nemailal Roy]]~~<br/> '''Son''':~~ [[Pranab Roy]]~~<br/> '''Nephew''':~~ [[Ambar Roy]]		\| family = {{ubl\|[[Nemailal Roy]] (brother)\|[[Pranab Roy]] (son)\|[[Ambar Roy]] (nephew)}}
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	\| lasttestagainst = Pakistan		\| lasttestagainst = Pakistan
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	\| date = 5 March		\| date = 5 March
	\| year = 2017		\| year = 2017
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	'''Pankaj Roy''' {{audio\|Pankaj_Roy.ogg\|pronunciation}} (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian ~~(Bengali)~~ [[cricketer]] ~~and former national~~ cricket ~~team captain~~. He was right-handed opening [[batsman]], ~~he is~~ best known for establishing the world record opening [[partnership (cricket)\|partnership]] of 413 [[run (cricket)\|runs]], together with [[Vinoo Mankad]], against [[New Zealand national cricket team\|New Zealand]] at [[Chennai]]. The record stood until 2008. In 2000, he was appointed as the [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]. He has been honoured with the [[Padma Shri]]. His nephew [[Ambar Roy]] and son [[Pranab Roy]] also played Test cricket for India. He was a student of [[Vidyasagar College]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Peekay theWayfarer Tea Planter\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JU1BEAAAQBAJ\|page=16\|last1 = Basu\|first1 = Prabhash\|date = 6 September 2021}}</ref>		'''Pankaj Roy''' ({{audio\|Pankaj_Roy.ogg\|pronunciation}}; 31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian [[cricketer]] who played in 43 Test matches, including once as captain.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=দাশ \|first=কৌশিক \|title=Cricket Celebs {{!}} বাংলার প্রথম ক্রিকেট যোদ্ধা \|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/patrika/pankaj-roy-as-bengals-first-cricket-warrior/cid/1266273 \|access-date=2022-10-14 \|website=www.anandabazar.com \|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2008-03-01 \|title=South Africa set new opening mark \|language=en-GB \|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7272340.stm \|access-date=2022-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://home.123india.com/alokghosh/Heritage/Our%20Sportsmen.htm\|title=OUR SPORTSMEN\|website=123india.com\|access-date=27 September 2007\|archive-date=27 September 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210527/http://home.123india.com/alokghosh/Heritage/Our%20Sportsmen.htm}}</ref> He was a right-handed opening [[batsman]], perhaps best known for establishing the world record opening [[partnership (cricket)\|partnership]] in [[Test cricket]] of 413 [[run (cricket)\|runs]], together with [[Vinoo Mankad]], against [[New Zealand national cricket team\|New Zealand]] at [[Chennai]]. The record stood for 52 years 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]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2016-11-15 \|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2014) \|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115022326/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf \|archive-date=2016-11-15 \|access-date=2022-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pankaj Roy \|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/pankaj-roy/Pankaj%20Roy \|access-date=2022-10-14 \|website=www.cricketcountry.com \|language=en-US \|archive-date=14 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014174521/https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/pankaj-roy/Pankaj%20Roy \|url-status=dead }}</ref> His nephew [[Ambar Roy]] and son [[Pranab Roy]] also played Test cricket for India. He was a student of [[Vidyasagar College]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Peekay theWayfarer Tea Planter\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JU1BEAAAQBAJ\|page=16\|last1 = Basu\|first1 = Prabhash\|date = 6 September 2021}}</ref> In 2016, he was posthumously awarded the [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]], the highest honour conferred by [[Board of Control for Cricket in India\|BCCI]] on a former player.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web \|date=29 April 2018 \|title=BCCI honours Indian legends Anshuman Gaekwad and Pankaj Roy \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/674449 \|access-date=2023-04-25 \|website=[[International Cricket Council]] \|language=en}}</ref>

	==First-class career==		==First-class career==
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	He captained India in a Test match in England in 1959, which India lost.		He captained India in a Test match in England in 1959, which India lost.

			==References==
			'''Cited sources'''
			{{Reflist}}

			'''Further reading'''
			* {{Cite web\|title=When Swami Vivekananda claimed seven wickets and other Eden Gardens tales\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/may/04/when-swami-vivekananda-claimed-seven-wickets-and-other-eden-gardens-tales-1972482.html\|access-date=17 November 2021\|website=newindianexpress.com\|agency=Express News Service\|date=4 May 2019\|location=Kolkata\|first1=Atreyo\|last1=Mukhopadhyay\|publisher=The New Indian Express\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416020605/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/may/04/when-swami-vivekananda-claimed-seven-wickets-and-other-eden-gardens-tales-1972482.html\|archive-date=16 April 2023}}

			==External links==
			*{{cricinfo\|id=33186}}
			* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/737625.html "Extracting history from myth"] by [[Suresh Menon (sports writer)\|Suresh Menon]]

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	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*{{cricketarchive\|id=907}}
	*{{cricinfo\|id=33186}}
	* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/737625.html "Extracting history from myth"] by [[Suresh Menon (sports writer)\|Suresh Menon]]

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	'''Pankaj Roy''' {{audio\|Pankaj_Roy.ogg\|pronunciation}} (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian (Bengali) [[cricketer]] and former national cricket team captain. He was right-handed opening [[batsman]], he is best known for establishing the world record opening [[partnership (cricket)\|partnership]] of 413 [[run (cricket)\|runs]], together with [[Vinoo Mankad]], against [[New Zealand cricket team\|New Zealand]] at [[Chennai]]. The record stood until 2008. In 2000, he was appointed as the [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]. He has been honoured with the [[Padma Shri]]. His nephew [[Ambar Roy]] and son [[Pranab Roy]] also played Test cricket for India. He was a student of [[Vidyasagar College]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Peekay theWayfarer Tea Planter\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JU1BEAAAQBAJ\|page=16\|last1 = Basu\|first1 = Prabhash\|date = 6 September 2021}}</ref>		'''Pankaj Roy''' {{audio\|Pankaj_Roy.ogg\|pronunciation}} (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian (Bengali) [[cricketer]] and former national cricket team captain. He was right-handed opening [[batsman]], he is best known for establishing the world record opening [[partnership (cricket)\|partnership]] of 413 [[run (cricket)\|runs]], together with [[Vinoo Mankad]], against [[New Zealand national cricket team\|New Zealand]] at [[Chennai]]. The record stood until 2008. In 2000, he was appointed as the [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]. He has been honoured with the [[Padma Shri]]. His nephew [[Ambar Roy]] and son [[Pranab Roy]] also played Test cricket for India. He was a student of [[Vidyasagar College]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Peekay theWayfarer Tea Planter\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JU1BEAAAQBAJ\|page=16\|last1 = Basu\|first1 = Prabhash\|date = 6 September 2021}}</ref>

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	==Test career==		==Test career==
	When England toured India in 1951, Roy was selected for the Indian squad and made his Test debut at Delhi. Despite making just 12 in his debut innings he scored 2 centuries in the series. The following summer he toured England and had a contrasting series, making 5 ducks in his 7 innings, including [[Frank Tyson]]'s debut first class wicket. This tally included a pair at [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)\|Old Trafford]]. He was among the four victims (others being [[Datta Gaekwad]], [[Vijay Manjrekar]] and [[Madhav Mantri]]) in India's miserable 0–4 start in the second innings of the Headingley Test of 1952 with Fred Trueman playing havoc. He would hit five [[Test cricket\|Test]] [[century (cricket)\|centuries]] for [[~~Indian~~ cricket team\|India]], with a top score of 173.		When England toured India in 1951, Roy was selected for the Indian squad and made his Test debut at Delhi. Despite making just 12 in his debut innings he scored 2 centuries in the series. The following summer he toured England and had a contrasting series, making 5 ducks in his 7 innings, including [[Frank Tyson]]'s debut first class wicket. This tally included a pair at [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)\|Old Trafford]]. He was among the four victims (others being [[Datta Gaekwad]], [[Vijay Manjrekar]] and [[Madhav Mantri]]) in India's miserable 0–4 start in the second innings of the Headingley Test of 1952 with Fred Trueman playing havoc. He would hit five [[Test cricket\|Test]] [[century (cricket)\|centuries]] for [[India national cricket team\|India]], with a top score of 173.

	He captained India in a Test match in England in 1959, which India lost.		He captained India in a Test match in England in 1959, which India lost.
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	\| image = Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy after record breaking opening stand 1956.jpg		\| image = Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy after record breaking opening stand 1956.jpg
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	'''Pankaj Roy''' {{audio\|Pankaj_Roy.ogg\|pronunciation}} (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian (Bengali) [[cricketer]] and former national cricket team captain. He was right-handed opening [[batsman]], he is best known for establishing the world record opening [[partnership (cricket)\|partnership]] of 413 [[run (cricket)\|runs]], together with [[Vinoo Mankad]], against [[New Zealand cricket team\|New Zealand]] at [[Chennai]]. The record stood until 2008. In 2000, he was appointed as the [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]. He has been honoured with the [[Padma Shri]]. His nephew [[Ambar Roy]] and son [[Pranab Roy]] also played Test cricket for India.		'''Pankaj Roy''' {{audio\|Pankaj_Roy.ogg\|pronunciation}} (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian (Bengali) [[cricketer]] and former national cricket team captain. He was right-handed opening [[batsman]], he is best known for establishing the world record opening [[partnership (cricket)\|partnership]] of 413 [[run (cricket)\|runs]], together with [[Vinoo Mankad]], against [[New Zealand cricket team\|New Zealand]] at [[Chennai]]. The record stood until 2008. In 2000, he was appointed as the [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]. He has been honoured with the [[Padma Shri]]. His nephew [[Ambar Roy]] and son [[Pranab Roy]] also played Test cricket for India. He was a student of [[Vidyasagar College]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Peekay theWayfarer Tea Planter\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JU1BEAAAQBAJ\|page=16\|last1 = Basu\|first1 = Prabhash\|date = 6 September 2021}}</ref>

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			==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|2|4|1928|5|31|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
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| caption = 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.
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'''Pankaj Roy''' {{audio|Pankaj_Roy.ogg|pronunciation}} (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian (Bengali) [[cricketer]] and former national cricket team captain. He was right-handed opening [[batsman]], he is best known for establishing the world record opening [[partnership (cricket)|partnership]] of 413 [[run (cricket)|runs]], together with [[Vinoo Mankad]], against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Chennai]]. The record stood until 2008. In 2000, he was appointed as the [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]. He has been honoured with the [[Padma Shri]]. His nephew [[Ambar Roy]] and son [[Pranab Roy]] also played Test cricket for India.

==First-class career==
Roy played domestic cricket in India for the [[Bengal cricket team]]. He scored a century on his first-class debut in 1946–47 and went on to score 33 hundreds, scoring a total of 11868 first class runs at 42.38.

==Test career==
When England toured India in 1951, Roy was selected for the Indian squad and made his Test debut at Delhi. Despite making just 12 in his debut innings he scored 2 centuries in the series. The following summer he toured England and had a contrasting series, making 5 ducks in his 7 innings, including [[Frank Tyson]]'s debut first class wicket. This tally included a pair at [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)|Old Trafford]]. He was among the four victims (others being [[Datta Gaekwad]], [[Vijay Manjrekar]] and [[Madhav Mantri]]) in India's miserable 0–4 start in the second innings of the Headingley Test of 1952 with Fred Trueman playing havoc. He would hit five [[Test cricket|Test]] [[century (cricket)|centuries]] for [[Indian cricket team|India]], with a top score of 173.

He captained India in a Test match in England in 1959, which India lost.

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==External links==
*{{cricketarchive|id=907}}
*{{cricinfo|id=33186}}
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/737625.html "Extracting history from myth"] by [[Suresh Menon (sports writer)|Suresh Menon]]

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