Apoorva Sengupta
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Apoorva Kumar Sengupta is a former India
n cricket
er who played in one Test
in 1959.
A. K. Sengupta's only Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Indian cricket. Ghulam Ahmed
announced his retirement a few days before the Madras
Test against the West Indies in 1958-59, and Vijay Manjrekar
dropped out due to an injury. This led to a confusing situation where Jasu Patel
, A. G. Kripal Singh
, Manohar Hardikar
and Sengupta were all considered. The captain Polly Umrigar
wanted Hardikar but when the President of the BCCI
insisted that he pick Patel, Umrigar resigned during the night before the match. In the end, Sengupta and Kripal singh played. Sengupta was dismissed for 1 and 8 by Wes Hall
and Roy Gilchrist
.
Sengupta was a 'very good allrounder, right hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field'. He had made his first class debut earlier in that season against West Indies. Playing for Services, he scored 32 & 100 notout. Two months later he took 6 for 32 against Delhi
on his first appearance in the Ranji Trophy
. These two performances had led to the selection for the Test match. He continued to play first class cricket for ten years. His only other hundred was a 146* scored against Bombay
in the 1959-60 semifinal.
He served as an officer in the Indian army.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in one Test
Test cricket
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in 1959.
A. K. Sengupta's only Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Indian cricket. Ghulam Ahmed
Ghulam Ahmed
Ghulam Ahmed was an off spin bowler, who captained India in Test cricket. After his retirement, he served for many years as the secretary of BCCI....
announced his retirement a few days before the Madras
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a Chennai stadium and seats 40,000. It hosts football , and athletic competitions. The complex also houses a multi purpose indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8000 which hosts volleyball, basket ball, table tennis etc. The stadium is named after Jawaharlal...
Test against the West Indies in 1958-59, and Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay Laxman Manjrekar is a former Indian cricketer who played 55 Tests. A small man, he was a fine cutter and hooker of the ball. He was the father of Sanjay Manjrekar....
dropped out due to an injury. This led to a confusing situation where Jasu Patel
Jasu Patel
Jasubhai Motibhai Patel was an off-spinner who played Test cricket for Indian cricket team. His fame lies entirely on a single match against Australia where he took 14 wickets.-Early days:...
, A. G. Kripal Singh
A. G. Kripal Singh
Amritsar Govindsingh Kripal Singh was an Indian Test cricketer.Kripal Singh came from a famous cricketing family. His father A.G. Ram Singh was unlucky not to play for India, brother Milkha Singh was a Test cricketer, another brother, two sons and nephew all played first class cricket...
, Manohar Hardikar
Manohar Hardikar
Manohar Shankar Hardikar was an Indian Test cricketer.Hardikar represented India in two Tests against West Indies in 1958/9. He was dismissed by Roy Gilchrist off the very first ball that he faced in Test cricket. He then took a wicket with his third ball in Test cricket by dismissing Rohan Kanhai...
and Sengupta were all considered. The captain Polly Umrigar
Polly Umrigar
Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar was an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bombay, and Test cricket in the Indian cricket team, mainly as a middle-order batsman but also bowling occasional medium pace and off spin. He captained the Indian team in eight Test matches from 1955 to...
wanted Hardikar but when the President of the BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...
insisted that he pick Patel, Umrigar resigned during the night before the match. In the end, Sengupta and Kripal singh played. Sengupta was dismissed for 1 and 8 by Wes Hall
Wes Hall
Wesley Winfield Hall is a Barbadian former cricketer and politician. A tall, strong and powerfully built man, Hall was a genuine fast bowler and despite his very long run up, he was renowned for his ability to bowl long spells. Hall played 48 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1969...
and Roy Gilchrist
Roy Gilchrist
Roy Gilchrist was a West Indian cricketer who played 13 Tests for the West Indies in the 1950s. He was born in Saint Thomas, Jamaica and died of Parkinson's disease in St Catherine, Jamaica at the age of 67....
.
Sengupta was a 'very good allrounder, right hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field'. He had made his first class debut earlier in that season against West Indies. Playing for Services, he scored 32 & 100 notout. Two months later he took 6 for 32 against Delhi
Delhi cricket team
The Delhi cricket team is one of the first-class cricket teams, that plays in India's domestic competition, the Ranji Trophy. They have won the tournament seven times and have been runners-up seven. Their latest title in 2007-08 came after a long wait of 16 years. The previous win was in the...
on his first appearance in the Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
. These two performances had led to the selection for the Test match. He continued to play first class cricket for ten years. His only other hundred was a 146* scored against Bombay
Mumbai cricket team
The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team representing the city of Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. It is the most successful team in the Ranji Trophy, India's top domestic cricket competition, with 39 titles, the most recent being in 2009–10. The team's home ground is the Wankhede Stadium in...
in the 1959-60 semifinal.
He served as an officer in the Indian army.