Profile details
- Born
- 31 May 1928
- Birthplace
- Kolkata
- State listed
- West Bengal
- Country
- India
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Position
- Batter
- Sport
- Cricket
- Discipline
- Team
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
- ▸Padma Shri
Statistics
About
Pankaj Roy (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian cricketer who played in 43 Test matches, including once as captain. 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 for 52 years until 2008.
Biography adapted from Pankaj Roy on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.
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