The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will be paying tribute to previous Bengal commanders on their separate birth commemorations, its President Avishek Dalmiya said on Sunday on the event of the 92nd birth commemoration of previous India opener and Bengal incredible Pankaj Roy.
Avishek paid his tribute to Roy at the Eden Gardens club house on Sunday. A conundrum of an initial batsman, Roy played 43 Tests for India and furthermore captained the nation in one Test, in England in 1959.
Additionally present on the event were Secretary Snehasish Ganguly, Joint Secretary Debabrata Das and Roy’s child and previous India cricketer Pranab Roy.
“We need to recall the stalwarts who have massively added to Bengal cricket and offer our appreciation to them consistently. Actually, every cricketer who has played for Bengal merits acknowledgment for their administrations,” Dalmiya said.
“As a feature of this activity, we would recollect the past Bengal skippers who have likewise played for the nation however have left us for their wonderful habitation, by garlanding their photos on their introduction to the world commemorations. Likewise, cards would be sent to each person who are present individuals on their birthday events. When our office revives, we would chalk out the dates and start this procedure.”
Roy is most popular for his reality record opening stand of 413 with Vinoo Mankad against New Zealand in 1956 in Chennai. The record represented 52 years before it was at long last upgraded by previous South Africa openers Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith (415) against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2008.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will be paying tribute to previous Bengal skippers on their separate birth commemorations, its President Avishek Dalmiya said on Sunday on the event of the 92nd birth commemoration of previous India opener and Bengal incredible Pankaj Roy.
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Avishek paid his reverence to Roy at the Eden Gardens club house on Sunday. A puzzle of an initial batsman, Roy played 43 Tests for India and furthermore captained the nation in one Test, in England in 1959.
Additionally present on the event were Secretary Snehasish Ganguly, Joint Secretary Debabrata Das and Roy’s child and previous India cricketer Pranab Roy.
“We need to recall the stalwarts who have enormously added to Bengal cricket and offer our appreciation to them consistently. Truth be told, each cricketer who has played for Bengal merits acknowledgment for their administrations,” Dalmiya said.
“As a feature of this activity, we would recall the past Bengal chiefs who have likewise played for the nation yet have left us for their brilliant residence, by garlanding their photos on their introduction to the world commemorations. Additionally, cards would be sent to each person who are present individuals on their birthday celebrations. When our office revives, we would chalk out the dates and start this procedure.”
Roy is most popular for his reality record opening stand of 413 with Vinoo Mankad against New Zealand in 1956 in Chennai. The record represented 52 years before it was at long last updated by previous South Africa openers Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith (415) against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2008.
