Batting style Right-hand bat Role Cricket Player Name Baloo Gupte | National side Indian Bowling style Legbreak googly Died July 5, 2005, Mumbai | |
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Full name Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte Born 30 August 1934 ( 1934-08-30 ) Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India Relations Subhash Gupte (Brother) Test debut (cap 100) 13 January 1961 v Pakistan | ||
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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