Full name Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte Born August 30, 1934, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra Died July 5, 2005, Mumbai (aged 70 years 309 days) Major teams India, Bengal, Mumbai, Railways Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Legbreak googly
Baloo Gupte was a prolific wicket taker in the domestic circle with his orthodox leg spin, but he could never replicate the same magic in the few test matches he that came his way. His best of 9 for 55 for the West Zone in the finals of 1962-63 Duleep Trophy against South Zone, remains the best for the tournament.
Baloo Gupte played in 99 first class matches and took 417 wickets at an average of 24.88. He played in only 3 test matches.
Babloo Gupte was the younger brother of the famous spinner, Subhash Gupte.
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