Sitanshu Kotak
Indian cricketer (born 1972)
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Sitanshu Hargovindbhai Kotak (born 19 October 1972) is an Indian retired first-class cricketer and coach.
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| Full name | Sitanshu Hargovindbhai Kotak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1972 Rajkot, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–2012 | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
A left-handed batsman, he has been a prolific run scorer for Saurashtra. He scored 8061 runs in 130 first class match with average of 41.76. He also took 70 wickets while playing for Saurastra.
Coaching career
As head coach, he led Saurashtra to the victory in the 2020 Ranji Trophy Final. After the appointment of Rahul Dravid as the head of the National Cricket Academy in August 2019, Kotak was appointed as Dravid's successor as the head coach of the India A team.
In Jan 2025, he was added as the batting coach of the India national cricket team for the limited overs series against England at Home.[1]
