Baloo Gupte
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Full name | Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India | 30 August 1934|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
5 July 2005 70) Mumbai, India | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Legbreak googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Subhash Gupte (Brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 100) | 13 January 1961 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 5 March 1965 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balkrishna Pandharinath 'Baloo' Gupte pronunciation (30 August 1934 – 5 July 2005) was an Indian cricketer. He was a leg-spinner.
Gupte was born in Bombay, India. He made his debut under Nari Contractor in 1960-61 against Pakistan led by Fazal Mahmood at the Corporation Stadium in Madras (now Chennai). He played three Tests for India between 1960–61 and 1964-65. His first class career spanned 1953-53 to 1967-68 playing for Bombay, Bengal and Railways. He died in Bombay on 5 July 2005, after a lengthy illness, aged 70.
He was the younger brother of Subhash Gupte, one of the finest spinners to play for India.
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Preceded by Geff Noblet |
Nelson Cricket Club Professional 1957–1958 |
Succeeded by Johnny Wardle |
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