Pankaj Roy

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Pankaj Roy was a prominent Indian opening batsman, best known for his world-record Test opening partnership with Vinoo Mankad in 1956.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricketer
human
battingStyle right-handed batsman
birthName Pankaj Roy NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country India
dateOfBirth 1928-05-31
dateOfDeath 2001-02-04
domesticTeam Bengal NERFINISHED
era 1950s Indian cricket
fullName Pankaj Roy NERFINISHED
gender male
knownFor world-record Test opening partnership with Vinoo Mankad
language Bengali
English
Hindi
nationality Indian
notableTeammate Vinoo Mankad NERFINISHED
occupation professional cricketer
placeOfBirth Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India NERFINISHED
Kolkata, West Bengal, India NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kolkata, West Bengal, India NERFINISHED
playedFor Bengal cricket team NERFINISHED
India national cricket team NERFINISHED
playedRole top-order batsman
recordMatchType Test match
recordOpponent New Zealand NERFINISHED
recordPartner Vinoo Mankad NERFINISHED
recordRuns 413 runs
recordStatus world record opening partnership in Test cricket at the time
recordType Test opening partnership
recordVenue Chennai NERFINISHED
Madras NERFINISHED
recordYear 1956
represented India in Test cricket
role opening batsman
sport cricket
testCapNumber India Test cricketer
testDebutAgainst England NERFINISHED
testDebutYear 1951

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