Pranab Roy
Pranab Roy 
pronunciation (help·info) (born 10 February 1963) is a former Indian cricketer who played 2 matches for India
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| Full name | Pranab Roy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1957 Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Father: Pankaj Roy Cousin: Ambar Roy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 156) | 13 January 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 February 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early lifeEdit
Roy's father, Pankaj also played for India. He took interest in Cricket at the age of 9. His coach Sundar Biswas coached him. He was known for his prolific batting. His idol was Mushtaq Ali.
He received his early education at Rama Chandra School in Kolkata. His father Pankaj Roy taught him cricket when he was 5 years old.
He had an accident on 5 November 1975 when he was 18 years old where he was playing cricket with his friends and his leather ball got hit on his face. His teeth got fallen down and his nose bled heavily. He was rushed to a city hospital in Kolkata and he had a facial surgery.