Himanshu Roy

Before writing this piece, I was told the story of a former cricketer named George Brown, who played Test cricket for England in the 1920s. Like Himanshu Roy, he was tall and well-built. When Brown suffered the last of several heart attacks which rendered him frail, he pleaded with his visitors, "I know you are being kind, but don't come and see me anymore. Remember me the way I was."