| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Legbreak googly | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Indian | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 3 | 99 | ||
| Runs scored | 28 | 587 | ||
| Batting average | 28.00 | 9.17 | ||
| 100s/50s | -/- | -/- | ||
| Top score | 17* | 35 | ||
| Balls bowled | 678 | 10379 | ||
| Wickets | 3 | 417 | ||
| Bowling average | 116.33 | 24.88 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 26 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | 5 | ||
| Best bowling | 1/54 | 9/55 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | -/- | 21/- | ||
| Source: [1], | ||||
Balkrishna Pandharinath 'Baloo' Gupte (born August 30, 1934 in Bombay, India - died 5 July 2005 in Bombay) was a former Indian cricketer. He was a leg-spinner. 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 on 5 July 2005 after a lengthy illness.
He was the younger brother of Subhash Gupte, one of the finest spinners to play for India.
| Preceded by Geff Noblet |
Nelson Cricket Club Professional 1957–1958 |
Succeeded by Johnny Wardle |