Probir Sen (1926–1970) was an Indian cricketer who represented India in Test cricket as a wicket-keeper-batsman. Active in the immediate post-independence era of Indian cricket, he was among the earliest specialist wicket-keepers to play for the national side after India's elevation to Test status.
| Full name | Probir Kumar Sen |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batsman |
| Format | Test cricket, first-class cricket |
| Domestic team | Bengal |
Sen was associated with Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, the premier domestic first-class competition in India. He emerged at a time when Indian cricket was building its identity as an independent Test-playing nation, and wicket-keeping options were being consolidated around a small group of specialists.
Sen earned selection to the Indian Test side in the late 1940s and early 1950s, a period that included tours involving Australia, the West Indies, England, Pakistan and other Test-playing nations. As a wicket-keeper, his role combined glove-work behind the stumps with lower-order batting contributions.
At the domestic level, Sen was a long-standing member of the Bengal side, where he featured in Ranji Trophy matches and was part of the regional cricketing structure that fed into national selection.
Probir Sen is remembered as one of the early Indian Test wicket-keepers in the years following independence in 1947. His career sits within the formative phase of Indian cricket, before the emergence of later wicket-keeping figures who would dominate the role through the 1950s and 1960s.