Deep Dasgupta

Deep Dasgupta

India

Full name Deep Dasgupta
Born June 7, 1977, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 29 years 266 days
Major teams India, Bengal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Statsguru

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	8	13	1	344	100	28.66	1126	30.55	1	2	40	1	13	0
ODIs	5	4	1	51	24*	17.00	82	62.19	0	0	6	0	2	1
First-class	78	127	9	3576	171	30.30			6	17			185	22
List A	49	38	7	685	65	22.09			0	2			42	9

Bowling averages

	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Tests	8	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
ODIs	5	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
First-class	78	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
List A	49	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	South Africa v India at Bloemfontein - Nov 3-6, 2001
Last Test	West Indies v India at Georgetown - Apr 11-15, 2002
ODI debut	South Africa v India at Johannesburg - Oct 5, 2001
Last ODI	South Africa v India at East London - Oct 19, 2001
First-class span	1998/99 - 2006/07
List A span	1999/00 - 2006/07

Profile

Born in Kolkata, Deep Das Gupta learnt a lot of his cricket in Delhi. As a youngster, the Bengal stumper was a keen gymnast and took to cricket quite late. National Institute of Sport coach Suneeta Sharma noticed Das Gupta's keen interest in the game and put him on to Dronacharya Gursharan Singh. Under the able guidance of Sharma and Gursharan, Dasgupta made it to the Delhi Under-16 team. But he was due for bigger honours in his home state. Das Gupta began his career as a specialist opening batsman and did remarkably well for himself, striking a century on first class debut against Baroda in the Ranji Trophy Super League in 1998-99.

Following that, Dasgupta could not find a permanent slot in the Bengal team. Donning the gloves, Dasgupta had to wait patiently till Saba Karim retired before assuming his place behind the stumps. In the 2000-2001 season, Dasgupta managed to impress with the number of victims he snared - 13 in three games - and by scoring 190 runs at an average of 38. With just three first class games under his belt, Dasgupta was selected as one of the probables for the camp to select the Indian team for Zimbabwe but did not make it to the final squad. Sameer Dighe's disappointing showing in the twin series in Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka paved the way for Dasgupta's selection to the national team for South Africa. After disappointing in the one-dayers, the young man, who got his chance in the Tests at the eleventh moment after an injury to the recalled Dighe, showed the temperament and eagerness necessary to do well on the international stage. He played a big role in helping India save the second Test in his role as the opener. Dasgupta has also improved as a 'keeper. There is no doubting the man's commitment - looks like he might soon be a permanent feature.