Baloo Gupte

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (1934–2005)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Baloo Gupte

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|08|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bombay, British India

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|07|05|1934|08|30|df=yes}}

|death_place = Mumbai, India

| family = Subhash Gupte (brother)

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Legbreak googly

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 28

| bat avg1 = 28.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 17*

| deliveries1 = 678

| wickets1 = 3

| bowl avg1 = 116.33

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/54

| catches/stumpings1= 0/–

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 99

| runs2 = 587

| bat avg2 = 9.17

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 35

| deliveries2 = 10,379

| wickets2 = 417

| bowl avg2 = 24.88

| fivefor2 = 26

| tenfor2 = 5

| best bowling2 = 9/55

| catches/stumpings2= 21/–

| international = true

| country = India

| testdebutagainst = Pakistan

| testcap = 100

| testdebutdate = 13 January

| testdebutyear = 1961

| lasttestdate = 5 March

| lasttestagainst = New Zealand

| lasttestyear = 1965

| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28878.html ESPNcricinfo

| date = 3 June

| year = 2022

}}

Balkrishna Pandharinath "Baloo" Gupte {{audio|Baloo_Gupte.ogg|pronunciation}} (30 August 1934 – 5 July 2005) was an Indian cricketer. He was a leg-spinner.

Gupte was born in Bombay in British India. 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 in Bombay on 5 July 2005, after a lengthy illness, aged 70.

He was the younger brother of Subhash Gupte, one of the finest spinners to play for India.