FULL NAME: Pranab Kishore Das
NICK NAME: Tuku
GENDER: Male
BORN: March 28, 1950, Cuttack, Orissa
FAMILY: Late Nikunja Kishore Das (Father), Late Shanti Das (Mother), Nupur Sen (Wife), Jeet Kishore Das (Son), Payal (Daughter), Adv Avijit Pal (Son-in-law), Devik (Grandson).
HOME ADDRESS: Cuttack, Orissa, India
EDUCATION: Studied at Stewart School and Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
PROFESSION: Did Lecturership before joined corporate sector. Retired from Corporate Service as Head of Sales Training from an MNC and thereafter doing freelance Corporate Training pan India.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand bat and wicketkeeper
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Odisha Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played four first-class and two miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from seasons 1962-63 to 1971-72.
*     Played all four first-class matches in Ranji Trophy.
*     Played the two miscellaneous matches in Cooch Behar Trophy and Rohinton Baria Trophy.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting & Fielding: Four matches, 8 innings, total 117 runs, highest 41, average 14.62, one catch.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
7, 4: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 18-20 December, 1971.
24, 6: Orissa vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 31 Dec, 1969-1 Jan, 1970.
41, 29: Orissa vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Tata Digwadi Stadium, Jamadoba, 4-6 January, 1969.
5, 1: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Khallikote College Ground, Berhampur, 29-31 December, 1967.

DETAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS PERFORMANCE:
34, 13*: Utkal University vs Udaipur University, Rohinton Baria Trophy, Semifinal match, Udaipur, 16-18 January, 1972.
1, 7: Odisha Schools vs Bihar Schools, Cooch Behar Trophy, East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 13-14 Jan, 1963.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Selected for Indian Universities trials in 1971-72.
*     Vice-captain of Utkal University for the seasons 1969-70 and 1970-71.
*     Worked as coach of Utkal University cricket team for the year 1973.
*     Received Ravenshaw College Blue in 1971.
*     His father was member of Imperial Council of States from 1937 to 1947, Member of Bihar-Orissa Legislative Council from 1937 to 1947 and Member of Orissa Advisory Council in 1936. He was also a renowned poet and lyricist and most of his songs were sung by Banikantha Nimai Charan Harichandan.
*     His son Jeet Kishore Das a multiple-time Odisha State billiards and snooker champion.
*     Married Nupur Sen on 19 January, 1975.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 30 June, 2010
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 2 July, 2020