Punya Datta (1924–2016) was an Indian cricketer. He is recorded among Indian first-class cricketers of the mid-twentieth century, a period in which the domestic game in India was organised primarily around the Ranji Trophy and associated regional competitions.
| Name | Punya Datta |
|---|---|
| Born | 1924 |
| Died | 2016 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Cricket |
Datta belonged to the generation of Indian cricketers whose careers spanned the late colonial and early post-Independence years. Indian domestic cricket during this era was administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), with the Ranji Trophy, instituted in 1934, serving as the principal first-class competition.
Datta is identified in cricket records as an Indian first-class player. Detailed match-by-match statistics, the team or teams he represented, and his playing role are not summarised here in the absence of confirmed information.
As one among the cohort of Indian cricketers active in the post-1947 decades, Datta forms part of the broader documentary record of the country's domestic game, contributing to the institutional history of cricket in India before the sport's later commercial expansion.