Gavaskar remembers Gupte as a gentleman
Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar remembered former Indian leg-spinner Subhash Gupte as a true gentleman at his book launch at the Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain on Tuesday.
The deceased former Test leg-spinner who played 36 Test matches for India from 1951 to 1961, lived in Trinidad for many years and was married to a Trinidadian Carol Goberdhan and lived in San Fernando.
He took 149 wickets for India at an average of 29.55.
His daughter, Caroline wrote the book 'Love Without Boundaries' which is not a biography of his cricket career but a love story between himself and his wife that lasted 49 years.
Gavaskar remembered: "The first interaction I had with him was on my first tour to the West Indies in 1971, where he was our liaison officer in Trinidad. I was just a young player on the team and had not played for India yet when I came across him. He was a thorough gentleman and made us very comfortable. I heard so much about him and because I did not see him play, I always asked him to show me his action. I had heard a lot about his action and just how good it was. All that I tried, I could not get him to show me his action. It was not until we came back for the final Test here that one evening he took the ball in the nets and had me look on, while even at that age he mesmerised the batsmen.
The deceased former Test leg-spinner who played 36 Test matches for India from 1951 to 1961, lived in Trinidad for many years and was married to a Trinidadian Carol Goberdhan and lived in San Fernando.
He took 149 wickets for India at an average of 29.55.
His daughter, Caroline wrote the book 'Love Without Boundaries' which is not a biography of his cricket career but a love story between himself and his wife that lasted 49 years.
Gavaskar remembered: "The first interaction I had with him was on my first tour to the West Indies in 1971, where he was our liaison officer in Trinidad. I was just a young player on the team and had not played for India yet when I came across him. He was a thorough gentleman and made us very comfortable. I heard so much about him and because I did not see him play, I always asked him to show me his action. I had heard a lot about his action and just how good it was. All that I tried, I could not get him to show me his action. It was not until we came back for the final Test here that one evening he took the ball in the nets and had me look on, while even at that age he mesmerised the batsmen.
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