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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
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| name = Indrani Roy
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| country = India
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| fullname = Indrani Tarun Roy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|5|df=yes}}
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| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = Wicket-keeper

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| club1 = [[Jharkhand women's cricket team|Jharkhand Women]]
| year1 = 2018–present

| date = 14 May 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1255494.html Cricinfo
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'''Indrani Roy''' (born 5 September 1997) is an Indian [[cricket]]er.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1255494.html |title=Indrani Roy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/women-cricket/rookie-keeper-batter-indrani-roy-maiden-india-shafali-shikha-all-teams-21490 |title=Rookie keeper-batter Indrani Roy gets maiden India call-up, Shafali, Shikha in all teams |work=The Bridge |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> She plays for the [[Jharkhand women's cricket team]] in domestic tournaments in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/jharkhand-womens-t20-trophy-day-5-wins-for-bokaro-blossoms-and-jamshedpur-jasmines/68958.htm |title=Jharkhand Women's T20 Trophy Day 5: Wins for Bokaro Blossoms and Jamshedpur Jasmines |work=Cricket World |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>

Roy started playing cricket at the age of 15,<ref name="FemC">{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/interviews/17093-i-dont-think-my-family-would-have-allowed-me-to-play-says-indrani-roy-who-smashed-2-centuries-in-domestic-league.html |title="I don't think my family would have allowed me to play," says Indrani Roy who smashed 2 Centuries in Domestic League |work=Female Cricket |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> and cites [[MS Dhoni]] as her idol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/indrani-roy-interview-ms-dhoni-suggestions-wicketkeeping-liluah-taniya-bhatia/article34564792.ece/amp/ |title=Ahead of England tour, Indrani Roy counts on 'Mahi Sir's' tips |work=SportStar |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> She played for the Bengal under-19 team for four years, before signing with Jharkhand in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/india-test-newbies-where-were-they-in-november-2014 |title=India's potential Test debutantes: Where were they in November 2014? |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> In 2018, Roy played for the India Blue cricket team, and a year later, also played for India C.<ref name="FemC"/> In the 2019–20 [[Women's Senior One Day Trophy]], Roy scored her first century in a one-day match,<ref name="WCZ">{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/confident-focussed-and-unfazed-indrani-roy-a-step-closer-to-her-international-dream |title=Confident, focussed and unfazed Indrani Roy, a step closer to her international dream |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> with an unbeaten 132 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/indrani-roys-unbeaten-132-helps-jharkhand-beat-rajasthan-in-senior-one-day-trophy |title=Indrani Roy's unbeaten 132 helps Jharkhand beat Rajasthan in Senior One-day Trophy |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> Her match-winning century helped Jharkhand to reach the knock-out phase of the tournament, before the competition was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="WCZ"/> In the 2020–21 season, Roy scored two unbeaten centuries in the Senior Women's One Day League.<ref name="FemC"/> Roy finished the season as the leading run-scorer in the tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/991414/womens-senior-one-day-trophy-from-indrani-roy-to-sneh-rana-top-performers-of-2021-season |title=Women’s Senior One Day Trophy: From Indrani Roy to Sneh Rana, top performers of 2021 season |work=Scroll India |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> with 456 runs in eight matches.<ref name="WCZ"/>

In May 2021, Roy earned her maiden call-up to the [[India women's national cricket team|India women's cricket team]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/india-recall-shikha-taniya-for-england-tour-indrani-earns-maiden-call-up |title=Maiden call-up for Indrani Roy; Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia return for England tour |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> for their [[India women's cricket team in England in 2021|tour of England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154389/india-s-senior-women-squad-for-the-only-test-match-odi-t20i-series-against-england-announced |title=India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> She was named in India's squad for the one-off [[Women's Test cricket|Test match]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-women-vs-ind-women-2021-shikha-pandey-and-taniya-bhatia-return-shafali-verma-gets-odi-call-up-1262457 |title=Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia return, Shafali Verma gets maiden ODI, Test call-ups |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> and the squads for the [[Women's One Day International]] (WODI) and [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57128161 |title=England v India: Shafali Verma & Indrani Roy in touring squad |work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2142684 |title=Shafali Verma receives maiden ODI, Test call-up as India announce squad for England tour |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> However, Roy did not play during the series,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/indrani-roy-expresses-disappointment-over-axing-from-india-squad |title=Indrani Roy disappointed by selection snub |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> and expressed her disappointment on not being selected for India's [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|tour of Australia]] in September and October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/indrani-roy-priya-punia-dropped-without-getting-a-chance/articleshow/85754688.cms |title=Indrani Roy, Priya Punia dropped without getting a chance |work=Times of India |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>

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