Baloo Gupte

Baloo Gupte
Personal information
Full name	Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte
Born	30 August 1934; Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Died	5 July 2005 (aged 70); Mumbai, India
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Legbreak googly
Relations	Subhash Gupte (Brother)
International information
National side	Indian;
Test debut (cap 100)	13 January 1961 v Pakistan
Last Test	5 March 1965 v New Zealand
Career statistics
	Source: [1]

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Balkrishna Pandharinath 'Baloo' Gupte pronunciation (help·info) (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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Preceded by Geff Noblet	Nelson Cricket Club Professional 1957–1958	Succeeded by Johnny Wardle

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