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417 first-class wickets, just 3 Tests: The forgotten story of Baloo Gupte, who remained in the long shadow of his elder brother Subhash Gupte

417 first-class wickets, just 3 Tests: The forgotten story of Baloo Gupte, who remained in the long shadow of his elder brother Subhash Gupte

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L-R: The Gupte brothers: Balkrishna and Subhash On August 30, 1934, Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte was born into a family that would produce two accomplished leg-spinners. But while his elder brother Subhash Gupte went on to become one of the finest spinners of his generation, Baloo Gupte spent much of his cricketing life in his shadow.Baloo,…