| Subhas Gupte is recognized as the greatest spinner | | | | against this powerful west Indian batting side he was a |
| produced by India. With 149 test wickets in 36 Test | | | | tremendous success. Rohan Kanhai has gone on |
| matches Gupte certainly deserves entry into crickets | | | | record to say that mastering Gupte gave him the |
| hall of fame. We must remember that these 149 | | | | greatest satisfaction.The great Sobers has rated |
| wickets were taken when the fielding was the weak | | | | gupte the best spinner Indian ever produced. |
| point of the Indian team and catches were spilled by | | | | The second test at Kanpur on the green park was the |
| the galore. | | | | stage for Gupte to excel. The West indies won the |
| However one performance that can never be | | | | toss and elected to bat. Hunte and Holt opened and in |
| forgotten is Gupta against the powerful West Indies | | | | no time the score board read 55-0. Indian supporters |
| team which came to India under the captaincy of | | | | were dismayed as Umrigar the Indian captain brought |
| wicket keeper batsman Gerry Alexander. This tour | | | | on Gupte. Now started a magical spell. He removed |
| was important for the West Indies as it was the last | | | | both the openers and had Kanhai snared for 0. Sobers |
| series ever that a white man led the Indies. | | | | was out facing Gupte for 4 and in no time the West |
| The team which came to India had names who have | | | | Indies were reduced to 88-6. All six wickets were |
| become legend's in their own right.Thus Garfield | | | | claimed by Gupte. |
| Sobers, Rohan Kanhai, Wes Hall, Conrad Hunte and | | | | The west Indies thanks to a gritty knock from |
| many more were part of this squad. The Indian team | | | | Alexander reached 222, but Subhas had figures of 9 |
| was in tatters. They had just returned after a 5-0 | | | | for 102. It was a sterling performance and the entire |
| white wash in England and dissension ruled the roost.In | | | | Indian team clapped Gupte off the field. The crown |
| fact in this there was a tussle and as many as 3 | | | | roared its appreciation as they realized that Gupte had |
| captains were tried out. | | | | almost equaled Lakers feat. |
| In all this turmoil Gupte stick to his task manfully. But | | | | |