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Pankaj Roy (pronunciation ⓘ; 31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian cricketer who played in 43 test matches, including once as captain. [1] [2] [3] 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 .
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- Male
- July 1, 1928
- India
May 27, 2024 · Pankaj Roy was an Indian cricket player who was the opening batsman in 43 Test (international) matches for India between 1951 and 1960, scoring 2,442 runs. He is possibly best remembered for setting a world record of 413 runs with opening partner Vinoo Mankad against New Zealand in 1956.
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Feb 4, 2001 · Roy made five centuries during his Test career, amassing 2442 runs in 79 innings at an average of 32.56. He also led India in a Test match in England in 1959, a game that England won by 8 wickets ...
Feb 4, 2001 · Pankaj Roy, who passed away in Kolkata in the early hours of Sunday, was the foremost Indian opening batsman throughout the fifties. The best tribute to him would be to point out that his tally of ...
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Pankaj Roy, born May 31, 1928, was an India and Bengal opening batsman. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the man who contributed to the highest opening partnership of his time — a record that ...
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Apr 26, 2014 · Pankaj Roy: one of India's most important openers in the pre-Gavaskar era • Getty Images. Years ago, when the late Ambar Roy was a national selector, we played cricket in the verandah of a ...
