FULL NAME: Pappu Roy
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 February, 1995
PARENTS: Jamdar Roy (Father), Prativa Devi (Mother)
HOME ADDRESS: Jajpur, Odisha, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Cuttack, Odisha, India
EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Left-hand batsman and left-arm orthodox bowler
HOME CLUB: Not known
FIRST COACH: Not known
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Odisha Under-23, Odisha Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 6 First-Class, 17 List-A, 18 Twenty20 and 11 miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from the season 2015-16 to 2016-17.
*     Played all 11 miscellaneous matches in C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Tournament.

DEBUT MATCHES:
First-Class: Vs Haryana, Ranji Trophy match at Bhubaneswar, 1-4 November, 2018.
List-A: Vs Andhra, Vijay Hazare Trophy match at Delhi, 20 September, 2018.
Twenty20: Vs Chhattisgarh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match at Cuttack, 21 February, 2019.

OVERALL CAREER PERFORMANCE:

BATTING & FIELDING:
First-Class: 6 matches, 10 innings, 5 not outs, total runs 12, highest 4*, average 2.40, catches 0.
List-A: 17 matches, 8 innings, 3 nots outs, total runs 24, highest 11*, average 4.80, catches 1.
Twenty20: 18 matches, 8 innings, 7 not outs, total runs 3, highest 2*, average 3.00, catches 3.

BOWLING:
First-Class: 6 matches, 9 innings, 954 balls, 564 runs, 6 wkts, best in innings 2/122, best in match 2/62, average 94.00
List-A: 17 matches, 17 innings, 831 balls, 600 runs, 27 wkts, best 3/38, average 22.22
Twenty20: 18 matches, 18 innings, 382 balls, 372 runs, 23 wkts, best 4/21, average 16.17

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
2, 2/122, 0: Vs Mumbai, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-D match, NM Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, 3-6 March 2022.
1, 0/151, 4*, 0/4:  Vs Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, MCA Stadium, Pune, 4-7 Feb, 2020.
1/3, 0*, 1/59, 4*:  Vs Haryana, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, CBC Stadium, Rohtak, 11-14 Jan, 2020.
1/51, 0:  Vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, MBB College Stadium, Agartala, 3-6 Jan, 2020.
0, 0/87, 0*, 0/11:  Vs Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, KIIT Cricket Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Nov 12-15, 2018.
1*, 1/76, DNB:  Vs Haryana, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, KIIT Cricket Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Nov 1-4, 2018.

DETAILS OF LIST-A PERFORMANCE:
0, 1/38:  Vs Uttar Pradesh, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, DSE Academy Ground, Vadodara, 16 Oct, 2019.
1, 0/34: Vs Baroda, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Motibaug Cricket Ground, Vadodara, 13 Oct, 2019.
DNB, 2/27:  Vs Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Motibaug Cricket Ground, Vadodara, 10 Oct, 2019.
2/27, DNB:  Vs Delhi, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, GSFC Cricket Ground, Vadodara, 10 Oct, 2019.
0/39, DNB:  Vs Maharashtra, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, SGSA Ground, Vadodara, 7 Oct, 2019.
11*, 0/30:  Vs Haryana, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, SGSA Ground, Vadodara, 4 Oct, 2019.
DNB, 2/27:  Vs Himachal Pradesh, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, SGSA Ground, Vadodara, 2 Oct, 2019.
DNB, 3/38: Vs Hyderabad, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B One-day match, Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi, Oct 6, 2018
0, 2/19:  Vs Saurashtra, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B One-day match, Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi, Oct 4, 2018
1/55, 6*:  Vs Chhattisgarh, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Palam Stadium, New Delhi, Oct 2, 2018.
1/47, DNB:  Vs Madhya Pradesh, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Palam Stadium, New Delhi, Sept 28, 2018.
DNB, 2/37:  Vs Delhi, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Palam Stadium, New Delhi, Sept 26, 2018.
1/21:  Vs Uttar Pradesh, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Palam Stadium, New Delhi, Sept 23, 2018.
6, 2/25:  Vs Kerala, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Airforce Complex ground, Palam, New Delhi, Sept 21, 2018.
0, 2/16: Vs Andhra, Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group-B match, Airforce Complex ground, Palam, New Delhi, Sept 20, 2018.

DETAILS OF T20 PERFORMANCE:
1/20, DNB: Vs Assam, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Jadavpur University Ground, Kolkata, 18 Jan, 2021.
1/17, 0*: Vs Jharkhand, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 16 January, 2021.
0*, 1/32: Vs Tamil Nadu, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 14 January, 2021.
1/22, DNB: Vs Hyderabad, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Jadavpur University Ground, Kolkata, 12 Jan, 2021.
1*, 0/26: Vs Bengal, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Jadavpur Universith Ground, Kolkata, 10 Jan, 2021.
1/35, 0*: Vs Delhi, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group-E match, Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat, 18 Nov, 2019.
DNB, 3/21: Vs Nagaland, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group-E match, Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat, 17 Nov, 2019.
0, 0/20: Vs Gujarat, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group-E match, CB Patel Ground, Surat, 15 Nov, 2019.
DNB, 2/13: Vs Saurashtra, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group-E match, Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat, 14 Nov, 2019.
0/26, DNB: Vs Jammu-Kashmir, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group-E match, Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat, 12 Nov, 2019.
1/20, DNB: Vs Sikkim, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group-E match, Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat, 11 Nov, 2019.
0*, 0/28: Vs Bengal, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Tourney, Group-D match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 2 March, 2019.
2/21, 0*: Vs Karnataka, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Tourney, Group-D match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 28 Feb, 2019.
4/21, DNB: Vs Assam, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Tourney, Group-D match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, 27 Feb, 2019.
0/16, DNB: Vs Arunachal Pradesh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group-D match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 25 Feb, 2019.
3/8, DNB:  Vs Mizoram, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Tourney, Group-D match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, 24 Feb, 2019.
3/9, DNB:  Vs Haryana, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Tourney, Group-D match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 22 Feb, 2019.
2*, 0/17:  Vs Chhattisgarh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Tourney, Group-D match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 21 Feb, 2019.

DETAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS PERFORMANCE:
2, 2/145, 24, 1/12:  Vs Jharkhand, CK Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, BLS Cricket Stadium, Bokaro, Nov 11-13, 2017.
26*, 6*:  Vs Hyderabad, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad, Nov 3-6, 2017.
5*, 5/105, DNB:  Vs Uttar Pradesh, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, Oct 26-29, 2017.
2/99, 0, 1/31, 1*: Vs Jharkhand, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-A match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, Oct 24-27, 2016
8, 4/102, 0*: Vs Uttar Pradesh, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-A match, Bhamashah Stadium, Meerut, Oct 17-20, 2016
0, 4/102, DNB: Vs Haryana, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-A match, JRSICT Ground, Barwala, Oct 10-13, 2016
2/28, 0, 3/35, 0*: Vs Jharkhand, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, BSLC Stadium, Bokaro, Nov 7-10, 2015
0, 0/28, 1: Vs Assam, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, Gandhi Stadium, Bolangir, Oct 31-Nov 2, 2015
1, 3/95, 0: Vs Railways, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, DCWS Stadium, Patiala, Oct 24-27, 2015
0, 2/84, 0: Vs Haryana, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, Nov 17-19, 2015
DNB, 2/92, DNB: Vs Chhattsigarh, C K Nayudu Trophy U-23 Plate Group-B match, Vikas Cricket Ground, Cuttack, Oct 10-13, 2015

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Son of Bihari couple, who migrated to Bengal for greener pastures, Pappu lost his parents Jamdar Roy and Prativa Devi when he was an infant.
*     His parents hailed from Khajuri village, about 41 kilometres away from Chhapra in Saran district of Bihar.
*     It was his uncle and aunt, who took care of him.
*     After his uncle, a daily labourer passed away, 15-year-old Pappu found it difficult to even arrange one meal a day.
*     At that juncture, cricket became his source of survival and he earned his meals by bowling at club nets.
*     He started off as a pacer before switching over to left-arm spin as advised by Howrah Union Cricket Academy coach Sujit Saha.
*     He was highest wicket-taker in CAB Second Division League in 2011 with 50 wickets in 9 matches for Dalhousie.
*     Unable to find a place in Bengal team, he shifted to Odisha and played inter-district tournament for Jajpur district.
*     At the age of 23 he was selected to play for India C squad led by Ajinkya Rahane in the Deodhar Trophy.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 4 April 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 17 March 2022