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| Full name | Sairaj Vasant Bahutule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-01-06)6 January 1973 (age 52) Bombay, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 235) | 6 March 2001 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 29 August 2001 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 108) | 22 December 1997 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 6 November 2003 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sairaj Bahutulepronunciationⓘ (born 6 January 1973,Bombay,Maharashtra,India) is a formerIndiancricketer. He was anall-rounder who bowled leg spin. Beginning in the 1991–92 season, he played domestic cricket forMumbai,Maharashtra,Assam,Andhra andVidarbha.
Standout performances, including a 13-wicket match haul for Mumbai in theIrani Cup,[1] led him to be called into the Indian team in 1997. Three years later, an injury toAnil Kumble enabled him to be called up for a Test match againstAustralia, but he struggled in his two Tests.
He played in Scotland for five summers for Scottish Championship side Reigate Priory in the Premier Division.[citation needed]
Bahutule retired from first-class cricket on 1 January 2013.[2]
He was one of the bowlers for St. Xavier's High School whenSachin Tendulkar and teammateVinod Kambli scored an unbroken 664-runpartnership for Shardashram Vidyamandir in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988.
In June 2014, Bahutule was appointed the coach of theKerala cricket team.[3] In July 2015, he was appointed coach of theBengal cricket team.[4]
In February 2018, he was appointed as spin bowling coach forRajasthan Royals.[5][6]