To provide a cradle roll capable of appropriately suppressing occurrence of linear flaws on the outer surface of a metal coil in the cradle roll for placing and rotating the metal roll when binding the outer circumference of the metal coil by a band or when unbinding the metal coil by cutting the binding band.

The cradle roll 10 has a roll groove 13 in a center of the longitudinal direction of a roll barrel in order to prevent from being in contact with a binding band, and right and left coil contact parts 12 in contact with the metal coil on both sides of the roll groove 13 have projecting crowns.