Abhishek Gupta (cricketer)

Abhishek Gupta
Personal information
Born (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 34)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 October 2017

Abhishek Gupta (born 30 September 1990) is an Indian cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017, scoring a century.[2][3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 9 January 2018.[4] He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 7 February 2018.[5]

In June 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave him a retrospective eight-month doping ban.[6] The following month, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[7] However, he was withdrawn from the squad and replaced by Akshay Wadkar.[8]

  1. ^ "Abhishek Gupta". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Group D, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Punjab's debutant pair keep Himachal at bay". ESPNcricinfo. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "North Zone, Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament at Delhi, Jan 9 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru, Feb 7 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Abhishek Gupta gets eight-month back-dated ban for doping violation". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  8. ^ Somani, Saurabh (24 July 2018). "Akshay Wadkar replaces Abhishek Gupta in Duleep Trophy squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2018.