Baloo Gupte

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

Baloo Gupte

Personal information
Full name	Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte
Born	(1934-08-30)30 August 1934 Bombay, British India
Died	5 July 2005(2005-07-05) (aged 70) Mumbai, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
Relations	Subhash Gupte (brother)
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 100)	13 January 1961 v Pakistan
Last Test	5 March 1965 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 3 99 Runs scored 28 587 Batting average 28.00 9.17 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 17* 35 Balls bowled 678 10,379 Wickets 3 417 Bowling average 116.33 24.88 5 wickets in innings 0 26 10 wickets in match 0 5 Best bowling 1/54 9/55 Catches/stumpings 0/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 June 2022

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.

External links

• Rediff.com obituary

Preceded by Geff Noblet	Nelson Cricket Club Professional 1957–1958	Succeeded by Johnny Wardle