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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1972)}}<br />
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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Sitanshu Hargovindbhai Kotak<br />
| image = <br />
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| country = India<br />
| fullname = Sitanshu Hargovindbhai Kotak<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|19|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Rajkot]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| batting = <br />
| bowling = <br />
| club1 = [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]<br />
| year1 = 1992–2012<br />
| family = <br />
| columns = 3<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches1 = 130<br />
| runs1 = 8,061<br />
| bat avg1 = 41.76<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 15/55<br />
| top score1 = 168*<br />
| deliveries1 = 4,937<br />
| wickets1 = 70<br />
| bowl avg1 = 39.24<br />
| fivefor1 = 1<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 6/81 <br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 107/–<br />
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches2 = 89<br />
| runs2 = 3,083<br />
| bat avg2 = 42.23 <br />
| 100s/50s2 = 3/26<br />
| top score2 = 122*<br />
| deliveries2 = 1,680<br />
| wickets2 = 54<br />
| bowl avg2 = 25.64<br />
| fivefor2 = 1<br />
| tenfor2 = 0<br />
| best bowling2 = 7/43 <br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 41/–<br />
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]<br />
| matches3 = 9<br />
| runs3 = 133<br />
| bat avg3 = 16.62 <br />
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0<br />
| top score3 = 27<br />
| deliveries3 = 12<br />
| wickets3 = 0<br />
| bowl avg3 = –<br />
| fivefor3 = –<br />
| tenfor3 = –<br />
| best bowling3 = – <br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–<br />
| date = 24 November <br />
| year = 2014<br />
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sitanshu-kotak-30125 Cricinfo<br />
}}<br />
'''Sitanshu Hargovindbhai Kotak''' (born 19 October 1972) is an Indian retired [[first-class cricket]]er and coach.<br />
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==Playing career==<br />
A left-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batsman]], he has been a prolific [[Run (cricket)|run]] scorer for [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]. He scored 8061 runs in 130 first class match with average of 41.76. He also took 70 wickets while playing for Saurastra.<br />
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==Coaching career==<br />
As head coach, He led Saurashtra to the victory in the [[2019–20 Ranji Trophy|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 cricket team|India A]] team.<br />
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In Jan 2025, he was added as the batting coach of the senior Indian cricket team for the limited overs series against England at Home.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Devendra |title=Sitanshu Kotak added as batting coach to India team ahead of England white ball tour |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sitanshu-kotak-batting-coach-india-team-england-tour-9782156/ |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=The Indian Express |publisher=Indian Express |date=17 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cricinfo|id=30125}}<br />
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[[Category:1972 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Saurashtra cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:West Zone cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Warwickshire Cricket Board cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cricket coaches]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]<br />
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