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{{Short description|Indian cricket player. (1939–2013)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Apoorva Sengupta
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Apoorva Kumar Sengupta
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|8|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|9|14|1939|8|3|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Legbreak googly
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 9
| bat avg1 = 4.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 8
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1= 0/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 45
| runs2 = 1695
| bat avg2 = 26.48
| 100s/50s2 = 2/8
| top score2 = 146[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 1231
| wickets2 = 21
| bowl avg2 = 31.14
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/32
| catches/stumpings2= 24/–
| international = true
| country = India
| onetest = yes
| testcap = 89
| testdebutfor = India
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testdebutdate = 21 January
| testdebutyear = 1959
| lasttestdate = 21 January
| lasttestfor = India
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| lasttestyear = 1959
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ak-sengupta-33895 Cricinfo
| date =
| year =
}}
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Apoorva Kumar Sengupta''' {{audio|Apoorva_Sengupta.ogg|pronunciation}} (3 August 1938 – 14 September 2013) was an Indian army officer and [[cricket]]er who played in one [[Test cricket|Test]] in 1959.

==Cricket career==
Sengupta's Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Indian cricket. [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] announced his retirement a few days before the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|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 [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] insisted that he pick Patel, Umrigar resigned 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]].<ref>Mihir Bose, ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch (1990), pp. 213-214</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=4th Test, Chennai, Jan 21 - 26 1959, West Indies tour of India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1958-59-61948/india-vs-west-indies-4th-test-62848/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

Sengupta was a 'very good allrounder, right hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field'.<ref>Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''Who's who of Test cricketers''</ref> He had made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut earlier in that season for [[Services cricket team|Services]] against the West Indian touring team, scoring 32 and 100 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Services XI v West Indians 1958-59 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/WI_IN_IND/WI_SVCS-XI_05-07NOV1958.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> Two months later he took 6 for 32 against [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] on his first appearance in the [[Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi v Services 1958-59 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/DELHI_SVCS_RJI-N_09-11JAN1959.html|website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> These two performances had led to his selection for the Test match. He continued to play first-class cricket for ten years. His only other hundred was 146 not out scored against [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the 1959-60 Ranji Trophy semi-final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services v Bombay 1959-60 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1959-60/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/SVCS_BOM_RJI-SEMI2_03-06MAR1960.html|website=Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

==Military career==
Sengupta served as an officer in the Indian army and was awarded [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]] and [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]]. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant General (3 star). He was also selected to serve as the defense attache for USA and Canada, based in Washington DC.

After retiring from the Indian army, he lived with his wife Meena Sengupta in New Delhi. They had two children, Amitabh and Surojit Sengupta. Sengupta died in the R&R hospital in New Delhi on 14 September 2013.<ref>[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIKM%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2F7%2FAd00713.xml&CollName=TOI_KoLKATA_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=646323&Keyword=%2528%253Cmany%253E%253Cstem%253ESengupta%2529&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF Obituary in the Times of India (accessed 3 August 2014)]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ak-sengupta-33895 Cricinfo profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/1/1095/1095.html CricketArchive profile]
* [http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/apoorva-sengupta-a-baffling-test-career-166131 "Apoorva Sengupta: A baffling Test career"]

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[[Category:1939 births|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:2013 deaths|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:India Test cricketers|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers|Sengupta, AK]]
[[Category:Services cricketers]]
[[Category:North Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Lucknow]]

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