Pankaj Roy

Pankaj Roy was the first cricket legend from West Bengal. He held the world record for a 413-run opening partnership with with Vinoo Mankad (231) against New Zealand in the Madras Test during the 1955-1956 series. He made 173 run in this partnership. He played 43 tests in the 1950s, scoring 2,442 runs -- including five centuries -- at an average of 32.56 in a career spanning nine years. Roy also captained India against England in the 1959 Lord's Test.

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