Baloo Gupte Explained

Baloo Gupte
Fullname:Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte
Birth Date:30 August 1934
Birth Place:Bombay, British India
Death Place:Mumbai, India
Family:Subhash Gupte (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Legbreak googly
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:3
Runs1:28
Bat Avg1:28.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:17*
Deliveries1:678
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:116.33
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/54
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:99
Runs2:587
Bat Avg2:9.17
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:35
Deliveries2:10,379
Wickets2:417
Bowl Avg2:24.88
Fivefor2:26
Tenfor2:5
Best Bowling2:9/55
Catches/Stumpings2:21/–
International:true
Country:India
Testdebutagainst:Pakistan
Testcap:100
Testdebutdate:13 January
Testdebutyear:1961
Lasttestdate:5 March
Lasttestagainst:New Zealand
Lasttestyear:1965
Source:http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28878.html ESPNcricinfo
Date:3 June
Year:2022

Balkrishna Pandharinath "Baloo" Gupte (30 August 1934 – 5 July 2005) was an Indian cricketer. He was a leg-spinner.

Gupte was born in Bombay in British 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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