Apoorva Sengupta
Lieutenant General Apoorva Kumar Sengupta was an Indian army officer and cricketer who played in one Test in 1959.
Brief Biography
Sengupta was a 'very good allrounder, the right-hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field'.
A. K. Sengupta's Test appearance came in the middle of a well-known controversy in Indian cricket. Ghulam Ahmed announced his retirement a few days before the Madras Test against Windies in 1958-59; and Vijay Manjrekar dropped for a severe injury, which caused a confusing situation for Jasu Patel, A. G. Kripal Singh, Manohar Hardikar, and Sengupta who were all considered. Captain Polly Umrigar wanted Hardikar in, but when the BCCI insisted that, he should opt for Jasu Patel, Polly had to resign during the night just before the match. Conclusively, Sengupta and Kripal Singh played then; that match Sengupta was dismissed for 1 and 8 by Wes Hall and Roy Gilchrist.
Indian Army Career
Sengupta served as an army officer in the Indian army and was awarded, for his fruitful duties to the Indian army. Later, after retiring from the Indian army, Mr. Sengupta shifted with his wife Meena Sengupta in New Delhi, They had two children, Amitabh and Surojit Sengupta. Sengupta died in New Delhi on 14 September 2013.
