Abhishek Gupta (born 30 September 1990) is an Indian

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 6 October 2017, scoring a century. He made his

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debut for Punjab in the

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on 9 January 2018. He made his

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debut for Punjab in the

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on 7 February 2018. In June 2018, the

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(BCCI) gave him a retrospective eight-month doping ban. The following month, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. However, he was withdrawn from the squad and replaced by Akshay Wadkar.

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* 1990 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) Punjab, India cricketers Wicket-keepers {{India-cricket-bio-1990-stub