Subhash Gupte facts for kids
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Subhashchandra Pandharinath Gupte
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| Born | 11 December 1929 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
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| Died | 31 May 2002 (aged 72) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Baloo Gupte (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 58) | 30 December 1951 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 December 1961 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1948/49–1958/59 | Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953/54–1957/58 | Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1957 | Rishton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Heywood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Lancaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960/61–1962/63 | Rajasthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963/64 | Trinidad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 March 2017
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Subhashchandra Pandharinath Gupte (born December 11, 1929 – died May 31, 2002) was an amazing spin bowler from India. Many experts, like Sir Garry Sobers and Jim Laker, thought he was one of the best leg spinners ever.
Gupte was known for how he could make the cricket ball spin a lot. He could even use two different types of googly balls, which are tricky deliveries. Some West Indian players who visited India in 1958-59 said he could spin the ball even on a smooth surface like glass! His main challenge was sometimes losing confidence if batsmen attacked his bowling.
He played for several teams in India, including Bengal, Bombay, and Rajasthan. He also played for teams in the UK. In 2000, he received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest honor given to a former player by the BCCI.
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Cricket Career Highlights
Subhash Gupte started his Test cricket career in 1951–52. From the next season, he became India's main spin bowler, taking over from Vinoo Mankad. People even nicknamed him "Fergie" after another famous leg spinner, Wilfred Ferguson.
Early Success and Key Matches
- In 1952–53, Gupte took 27 wickets when India toured the West Indies.
- During a match in Kanpur in 1958–59, he took nine West Indian wickets for only 102 runs in one innings. He almost got all ten wickets, but one catch was dropped!
- In December 1954, playing for Bombay, he made history. He took all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan Combined Services and Bahawalpur XI. This was the first time an Indian player achieved a ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
International Tours and Milestones
- Gupte had a very successful tour of Pakistan in 1954–55. He took 21 wickets in the five-Test series.
- He was the second Indian bowler to reach 100 Test wickets. He achieved this when he dismissed Rohan Kanhai during the West Indies' tour of India in 1958–59.
- When New Zealand toured India in 1955–56, Gupte was outstanding. He took 34 wickets in just four Tests. This was more than all the other bowlers combined!
- His last Test series was against Pakistan in 1960–61. He played in the first three Tests and took eight wickets.
Amazing Feats in Club Cricket
- In August 1955, Gupte took all ten wickets in an innings again (10 for 101 runs). This happened while he was playing for Rishton in a club final in England.
- In June 1956, he did something even more incredible. Playing for Rishton against Accrington, he took two hat-tricks in one innings! A hat-trick means taking three wickets with three consecutive balls. He ended that innings with 8 wickets for only 19 runs.
Personal Life
Subhash Gupte's brother, Baloo Gupte, was also a leg spinner who played for India.
Subhash Gupte met his wife, Carol, during his successful tour of the Caribbean with the Indian team in 1952–53. He took 50 first-class wickets on that tour. They got married in the late 1950s. After that, he moved to Trinidad, where he finished his cricket career in 1964. They had a son named Anil and a daughter named Carolyn.
