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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> | ||
==First-class career== | ==First-class career== | ||
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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 [[ | 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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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]] | ||
[[Category:Cricketers from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Cricketers from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Sheriffs of Kolkata]] | |||
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