Pranab Roy

Pranab Roy pronunciation^ⓘ (born 10 February 1963) is a former Indian cricketer who played two Test matches for India.^[1]

Pranab Roy

Personal information
Full name	Pranab Roy
Born	(1957-02-10) 10 February 1957 (age 68) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Pankaj Roy (father) Ambar Roy (cousin)
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 156)	13 January 1981 v England
Last Test	4 February 1981 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 72 Runs scored 71 4,056 Batting average 35.50 40.96 100s/50s 0/1 13/11 Top score 60* 230* Balls bowled 230 241 Wickets 0 79 Bowling average – 134.00 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 3/19 Catches/stumpings 1/– 42/–
Source: CricInfo, 17 November 2022

Early life

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 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.^[2]

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 fell down and his nose bled heavily. He was rushed to a city hospital in Kolkata and he had a facial surgery. Presently he runs Pankaj Roy Cricket Academy in Salt Lake.^[3]