Pankaj Roy

India|Opening Batter
Pankaj Roy
INTL CAREER: 1951 - 1960
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Full Name

Pankaj Roy

Born

May 31, 1928, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal

Died

February 04, 2001, Kolkata, Bengal, (aged 72y 249d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Opening Batter

RELATIONS

N Roy

(brother),

P Roy

(son),

AK Roy

(nephew)

An enigma of an opening batsman, he had periods of success interspersed with those of failure. He scored a century on his first-class debut in 1946-47, and twice reached three figures in his maiden Test series against England in 1951-52. The following summer, however, he struggled in England and suffered five ducks in his seven Test innings, including a pair at Old Trafford.. He recovered from this to score runs against the West Indies at home, and in New Zealand in 1954-55, soon after acquiring glasses, he partnered Vinoo Mankad in a world-record opening stand of 413. Pankajda was a careful player, better known for his solid defense, though he could attack when the mood struck him. He captained India in one Test, in England in 1959. Unfortunately, India lost that Test (and the series, 5-0). His son, Pranab, a chip off the old block, played two Tests.
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Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
Test43794244217332.5659160
FC1852981811868202*42.383350740
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test4371046611/61/666.003.80104.0000
FC185-1146648215/53-30.853.3954.5-10
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Pankaj Roy plays a shot towards third man
Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad resume their record partnership
Pankaj Roy is bowled by Khan Mohammad
Khokhan Sen, Pankaj Roy, Vijay Hazare, Ramesh Divecha, Vijay Manjrekar and Sadu Shinde at a reception in India House in London
Mushtaq Ali goes out to bat with Pankaj Roy