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Apoorva Sengupta

2022-09-08T18:04:00Z

2405:201:6007:4AFD:6926:414:E931:6BBF:

{{Short description|Indian cricket player. (1939–2013)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Apoorva Sengupta
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Apoorva Kumar Sengupta
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|8|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|9|14|1939|8|3|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Legbreak googly
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 9
| bat avg1 = 4.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 8
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1= 0/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 45
| runs2 = 1695
| bat avg2 = 26.48
| 100s/50s2 = 2/8
| top score2 = 146[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 1231
| wickets2 = 21
| bowl avg2 = 31.14
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/32
| catches/stumpings2= 24/–
| international = true
| country = India
| onetest = yes
| testcap = 89
| testdebutfor = India
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testdebutdate = 21 January
| testdebutyear = 1959
| lasttestdate = 21 January
| lasttestfor = India
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| lasttestyear = 1959
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ak-sengupta-33895 Cricinfo
| date =
| year =
}}
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Apoorva Kumar Sengupta''' {{audio|Apoorva_Sengupta.ogg|pronunciation}} (3 August 1938 – 14 September 2013) was an Indian army officer and [[cricket]]er who played in one [[Test cricket|Test]] in 1959.

==Cricket career==
Sengupta's Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Indian cricket. [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] announced his retirement a few days before the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|Madras]] Test against the West Indies in 1958-59, and [[Vijay Manjrekar]] dropped out due to an injury. This led to a confusing situation where [[Jasu Patel]], [[A. G. Kripal Singh]], [[Manohar Hardikar]] and Sengupta were all considered. The captain [[Polly Umrigar]] wanted Hardikar but when the President of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] insisted that he pick Patel, Umrigar resigned the night before the match. In the end, Sengupta and Kripal Singh played. Sengupta was dismissed for 1 and 8 by [[Wes Hall]] and [[Roy Gilchrist]].<ref>Mihir Bose, ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch (1990), pp. 213-214</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=4th Test, Chennai, Jan 21 - 26 1959, West Indies tour of India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1958-59-61948/india-vs-west-indies-4th-test-62848/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

Sengupta was a 'very good allrounder, right hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field'.<ref>Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''Who's who of Test cricketers''</ref> He had made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut earlier in that season for [[Services cricket team|Services]] against the West Indian touring team, scoring 32 and 100 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Services XI v West Indians 1958-59 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/WI_IN_IND/WI_SVCS-XI_05-07NOV1958.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> Two months later he took 6 for 32 against [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] on his first appearance in the [[Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi v Services 1958-59 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/DELHI_SVCS_RJI-N_09-11JAN1959.html|website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> These two performances had led to his selection for the Test match. He continued to play first-class cricket for ten years. His only other hundred was 146 not out scored against [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the 1959-60 Ranji Trophy semi-final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services v Bombay 1959-60 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1959-60/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/SVCS_BOM_RJI-SEMI2_03-06MAR1960.html|website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

==Military career==
Sengupta served as an officer in the Indian army and was awarded [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]] and [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]]. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant General (3 star). He was also selected to serve as the defense attache for USA and Canada, based in Washington DC.

After retiring from the Indian army, he lived with his wife Meena Sengupta in New Delhi. They had two children, Amitabh and Surojit Sengupta. Sengupta died in the R&R hospital in New Delhi on 14 September 2013.<ref>[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIKM%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2F7%2FAd00713.xml&CollName=TOI_KoLKATA_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=646323&Keyword=%2528%253Cmany%253E%253Cstem%253ESengupta%2529&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF Obituary in the Times of India (accessed 3 August 2014)]</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ak-sengupta-33895 Cricinfo profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/1/1095/1095.html CricketArchive profile]
* [http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/apoorva-sengupta-a-baffling-test-career-166131 "Apoorva Sengupta: A baffling Test career"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sengupta, Apoorva}}
[[Category:1939 births|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:2013 deaths|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:India Test cricketers|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:Services cricketers]]
[[Category:North Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Lucknow]]

Apoorva Sengupta

2022-09-08T18:04:00Z

2405:201:6007:4AFD:6926:414:E931:6BBF:

{{Short description|Indian cricket player. (1939–2013)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Apoorva Sengupta
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Apoorva Kumar Sengupta
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|8|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|9|14|1939|8|3|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Legbreak googly
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 9
| bat avg1 = 4.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 8
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1= 0/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 45
| runs2 = 1695
| bat avg2 = 26.48
| 100s/50s2 = 2/8
| top score2 = 146[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 1231
| wickets2 = 21
| bowl avg2 = 31.14
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/32
| catches/stumpings2= 24/–
| international = true
| country = India
| onetest = yes
| testcap = 89
| testdebutfor = India
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testdebutdate = 21 January
| testdebutyear = 1959
| lasttestdate = 21 January
| lasttestfor = India
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| lasttestyear = 1959
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ak-sengupta-33895 Cricinfo
| date =
| year =
}}
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Apoorva Kumar Sengupta''' {{audio|Apoorva_Sengupta.ogg|pronunciation}} (3 August 1938 – 14 September 2013) was an Indian army officer and [[cricket]]er who played in one [[Test cricket|Test]] in 1959.

==Cricket career==
Sengupta's Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Indian cricket. [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] announced his retirement a few days before the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|Madras]] Test against the West Indies in 1958-59, and [[Vijay Manjrekar]] dropped out due to an injury. This led to a confusing situation where [[Jasu Patel]], [[A. G. Kripal Singh]], [[Manohar Hardikar]] and Sengupta were all considered. The captain [[Polly Umrigar]] wanted Hardikar but when the President of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] insisted that he pick Patel, Umrigar resigned the night before the match. In the end, Sengupta and Kripal Singh played. Sengupta was dismissed for 1 and 8 by [[Wes Hall]] and [[Roy Gilchrist]].<ref>Mihir Bose, ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch (1990), pp. 213-214</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=4th Test, Chennai, Jan 21 - 26 1959, West Indies tour of India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1958-59-61948/india-vs-west-indies-4th-test-62848/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

Sengupta was a 'very good allrounder, right hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field'.<ref>Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''Who's who of Test cricketers''</ref> He had made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut earlier in that season for [[Services cricket team|Services]] against the West Indian touring team, scoring 32 and 100 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Services XI v West Indians 1958-59 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/WI_IN_IND/WI_SVCS-XI_05-07NOV1958.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> Two months later he took 6 for 32 against [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] on his first appearance in the [[Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi v Services 1958-59 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/DELHI_SVCS_RJI-N_09-11JAN1959.html|website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> These two performances had led to his selection for the Test match. He continued to play first-class cricket for ten years. His only other hundred was 146 not out scored against [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the 1959-60 Ranji Trophy semi-final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services v Bombay 1959-60 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1959-60/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/SVCS_BOM_RJI-SEMI2_03-06MAR1960.html|website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

==Military career==
Sengupta served as an officer in the Indian army and was awarded [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]] and [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]]. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant General (3 star). He was also selected to serve as the defense attache for USA and Canada, based in Washington DC.

After retiring from the Indian army, he lived with his wife Meena Sengupta in New Delhi. They had two children, Amitabh and Surojit Sengupta. Sengupta died in the R&R hospital in New Delhi on 14 September 2013.<ref>[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIKM%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2F7%2FAd00713.xml&CollName=TOI_KoLKATA_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=646323&Keyword=%2528%253Cmany%253E%253Cstem%253ESengupta%2529&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF Obituary in the Times of India (accessed 3 August 2014)]</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ak-sengupta-33895 Cricinfo profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/1/1095/1095.html CricketArchive profile]
* [http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/apoorva-sengupta-a-baffling-test-career-166131 "Apoorva Sengupta: A baffling Test career"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sengupta, Apoorva}}
[[Category:1939 births|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:2013 deaths|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:India Test cricketers|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:Services cricketers]]
[[Category:North Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Lucknow]]

Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)

2022-08-30T18:00:56Z

2405:201:6007:4AFD:6926:414:E931:6BBF:

{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Shahbaz Ahmed Mewati
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Shahbaz Ahmed Mewati
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nuh district|Mewat]], [[Haryana]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]

| club1 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| year1 = 2018–present
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year2 = 2020–present
| clubnumber2 =

| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 13
| runs1 = 559
| bat avg1 = 32.88
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| top score1 = 82
| deliveries1 = 1,536
| wickets1 = 37
| bowl avg1 = 18.05
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/57
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–

| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 21
| runs2 = 435
| bat avg2 = 39.54
| 100s/50s2 = 1/1
| top score2 = 107
| deliveries2 = 1,014
| wickets2 = 18
| bowl avg2 = 41.94
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/45
| catches/stumpings2 = 7/–

| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 31
| runs3 = 212
| bat avg3 = 16.30
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 60[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 498
| wickets3 = 28
| bowl avg3 = 20.39
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/7
| catches/stumpings3 = 17/–

| date = 4 October 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1159711.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Shahbaz Ahmed Mewati''' (born 12 December 1994) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in domestic matches and for the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL).<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1159711.html |title=Shahbaz Ahmed |access-date=20 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He is a [[Bowling All-rounder|bowling all-rounder]] who bats left-handed.

In August 2022, Shahbaz was named as a replacement for injured [[Washington Sundar]] in [[Indian national cricket team|India's]] ODI squad for their [[India cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022|tour]] against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-ind-2022-shahbaz-ahmed-replaces-injured-washington-sundar-for-zimbabwe-tour-1329330 |title=Shahbaz Ahmed replaces injured Washington Sundar for Zimbabwe tour |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 August 2022}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
Shahbaz made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]] on 20 September 2018 against Jammu and Kashmir team at Chennai. He returned with figures of 1/22 in his debut match.<ref name="LA">{{cite web|title=Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 20 2018|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156805.html|access-date=20 September 2018|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> During his maiden first-class cap versus Hyderabad, he scored 27 runs and picked one wicket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shahbaz Ahmed Cricketer: Stats & Player Profile|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/ahmed-shahbaz|access-date=5 December 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut for Bengal in the [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] on 24 February 2019 against Haryana at Cuttack and picked one wicket again besides contributing a vital 12-ball 17 in the lower order that eventually helped his team win the match by three wickets.<ref name="T20">{{cite web|title=Group D, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Cuttack, Feb 24 2019|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157135.html|access-date=24 February 2019|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

So far, Shahbaz has played 13 first-class matches, scoring 559 runs, including four half-centuries, taking 37 first-class wickets at an economy rate of 2.60. In List-A cricket, he has scored 435 runs in 16 innings at an average of 39.54. He has 18 List-A wickets to his name, with his best figures of 3/35. In T20 cricket, he has taken 21 wickets in 23 innings at an economy rate of 6.84 and has recorded one fifty.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shahbaz Ahmed Cricketer: Stats & Player Profile|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/ahmed-shahbaz|access-date=5 December 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref>

In January 2021, against Hyderabad, he became the seventh player from Bengal and first since India pacer [[Mohammed Shami]] to claim a Ranji Trophy hat-trick.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 January 2020|title=Ranji Trophy: After Tiwary’s triple ton, Ahmed takes a hat-trick as Bengal rout Hyderabad|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ranji-trophy-shahbaz-nadeem-s-hat-trick-help-bengal-rout-hyderbad-in-3-days/story-JbNjUGJEoFhR5Lf5JkOxZP.html|access-date=5 December 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

In October 2019, he was named in [[India A cricket team|India A]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Deodhar Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/deodhar-trophy-2019-squads-india-a-india-b-india-c-parthiv-patel-shubman-gill-anuma-vihari-ranchi/article29788595.ece |title=Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up |work=SportStar |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>

===Indian Premier League===
In the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]], he was bought by the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ahead of the [[2020 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29834871/ipl-2020-kamlesh-nagarkoti,-shahbaz-ahmed,-ravi-bishnoi-head-line-uncapped-indian-bowlers |title=IPL 2020 - Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi head line-up of exciting uncapped Indian bowlers |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref>

He made his debut in the IPL against [[Rajasthan Royals]], during the 33rd match of [[2020 Indian Premier League]]. Shahbaz went wicketless and conceded 18 runs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2020-21-1210595/rajasthan-royals-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-33rd-match-1216522/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of Royals vs RCB 33rd Match 2020/21 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Throughout the season, he took a couple of wickets in as many games he played with an economy rate of 7.33.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/13803/shahbaz-ahmed|title=IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website|website=www.iplt20.com}}</ref> In April 2021, Shahbaz took three wickets in one over against the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] during the sixth match of [[2021 Indian Premier League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-6th-match-1254063/full-scorecard |title=6th Match (N), Chennai, Apr 14 2021, Indian Premier League |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> which was eventually won by his team. His performances earned praise from a section of critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/srh-vs-rcb-ipl-2021-shahbaz-ahmed-creates-his-own-chances-powered-by-self-belief-1259065 |title=Powered by self-belief, Shahbaz Ahmed creates his own chances |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> During the second phase of the tournament, against Rajasthan he took a brace for 10 runs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Royals vs RCB 43rd Match 2021 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/rajasthan-royals-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-43rd-match-1254103/full-scorecard|access-date=10 January 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

In February 2022, he was bought by the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]] for the [[2022 Indian Premier League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1159711}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Shahbaz}}
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[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Bengal cricketers]]
[[Category:Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers]]