Sairaj Bahutule (born 6 January 1973,

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) is a former

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er. He is an allrounder who specializes in leg spin bowling. He played domestic cricket for

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and later on with Vidarbha.

Playing career

Standout performances, including a 13-wicket match in the Irani Trophy led him to be called into the Indian team in 1997. Three years later, an injury to

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enabled him to be called up for a Test match against

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, but he struggled in his two Tests. Sairaj has played in England for the last 5 summers for Surrey Championship side Reigate Priory in the Premier Division. In 2005 they won the title, with a valuable contribution with bat and ball from Sairaj. Bahutule retired from first-class cricket on 1 January 2013.

Coaching career

In June 2014, he was appointed the coach of the

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. In July 2015, he was appointed coach of the

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. In February 2018, He was appointed as spin bowling coach for

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Trivia

Sairaj Bahutule was one of the bowlers for St. Xavier's High School when

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and teammate

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scored an unbroken 664-run

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for Shardashram Vidyamandir in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988.

Sources

Sairaj Bahutule
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1973 births India One Day International cricketers India Test cricketers Indian cricketers Mumbai cricketers Maharashtra cricketers Assam cricketers Vidarbha cricketers Andhra Pradesh cricketers Surrey Cricket Board cricketers West Zone cricketers Living people Cricketers from Mumbai Indian cricket coaches {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub