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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.

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: CricInfo, 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
• Slam Canada report on death

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

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Baloo Gupte (auch Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte) (* 30. August 1934 in Bombay, Maharashtra, Indien; † 5. Juli 2005 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indien) war ein indischer Cricketspieler.

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