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{{Short description|Indian cricket player. (1939–2013)}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}} | {{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}} | ||
{{Infobox cricketer | {{Infobox cricketer | ||
| name | | name = Apoorva Sengupta | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| batting = Right- | | 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 | | bowling = Legbreak googly | ||
| columns = 2 | | columns = 2 | ||
| column1 = [[Test cricket| | | column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] | ||
| matches1 = 1 | | matches1 = 1 | ||
| runs1 = 9 | | runs1 = 9 | ||
| bat avg1 = 4.50 | | bat avg1 = 4.50 | ||
| 100s/50s1 = | | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | ||
| top score1 = 8 | | top score1 = 8 | ||
| deliveries1 = | | deliveries1 = – | ||
| wickets1 = | | wickets1 = – | ||
| bowl avg1 = | | bowl avg1 = – | ||
| fivefor1 = | | fivefor1 = – | ||
| tenfor1 = | | tenfor1 = – | ||
| best bowling1 = | | best bowling1 = – | ||
| catches/stumpings1= | | catches/stumpings1= 0/– | ||
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | | column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | ||
| matches2 = 45 | | matches2 = 45 | ||
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| bat avg2 = 26.48 | | bat avg2 = 26.48 | ||
| 100s/50s2 = 2/8 | | 100s/50s2 = 2/8 | ||
| top score2 = 146* | | top score2 = 146[[not out|*]] | ||
| deliveries2 = 1231 | | deliveries2 = 1231 | ||
| wickets2 = 21 | | wickets2 = 21 | ||
| bowl avg2 = 31.14 | | bowl avg2 = 31.14 | ||
| fivefor2 = 1 | | fivefor2 = 1 | ||
| tenfor2 = | | tenfor2 = 0 | ||
| best bowling2 = 6/32 | | best bowling2 = 6/32 | ||
| catches/stumpings2= 24/ | | catches/stumpings2= 24/– | ||
| international = true | | international = true | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| testdebutfor = | | onetest = yes | ||
| testdebutagainst = | | testcap = 89 | ||
| testdebutfor = India | |||
| testdebutagainst = West Indies | |||
| testdebutdate = 21 January | | testdebutdate = 21 January | ||
| testdebutyear = 1959 | | testdebutyear = 1959 | ||
| lasttestdate = 21 January | | lasttestdate = 21 January | ||
| lasttestfor = | | lasttestfor = India | ||
| lasttestagainst = | | lasttestagainst = West Indies | ||
| lasttestyear = 1959 | | lasttestyear = 1959 | ||
| source = | | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ak-sengupta-33895 Cricinfo | ||
| date = | | date = | ||
| year = | | year = | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Apoorva Kumar Sengupta''' {{audio|Apoorva_Sengupta.ogg|pronunciation}} (3 August 1938 | [[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== | ==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 against West | 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== | ==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> | 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> | ||
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==External links== | ==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://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"] | * [http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/apoorva-sengupta-a-baffling-test-career-166131 "Apoorva Sengupta: A baffling Test career"] | ||