Tushar Arothe
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| Full name | Tushar Bhalchandra Arothe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1966 Baroda, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Rishi Arothe (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985/86–2003/04 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 January 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tushar Bhalchandra Arothe (born 17 September 1966) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda cricket team between the 1985/85 and 2003/04 seasons. He was the first player[1] and is one of the two players to have appeared in more than 100 matches for Baroda.[2] He became a cricket coach soon after his retirement.
Career[edit]
Arothe played as an all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm off break. He appeared in 114 first-class and 51 List A matches in a career that spanned 18 years between 1985/85 and 2003/04. He also captained Baroda in several matches and made appearances for the West Zone cricket team. He was the first player to play more than 100 matches for Baroda.[1] With 107 appearances Arothe is second on the list of most appearances for Baroda, only one less than Connor Williams.[2]
After his playing career, Arothe turned to coaching. He was appointed Baroda's assistant coach in 2004/05, as Baroda under-15 coach in 2005/06 and then as under-19 coach in 2006/07. From 2008 he worked for two years as coach of the Baroda women's team. He resigned from Baroda Cricket Association in 2010, after receiving an offer from Tripura Cricket Association.[1] He worked as the coach of Chhattisgarh cricket team before getting appointed as the coach of the India national women's cricket team in 2013.[3] He then returned to coach Baroda again in 2014, but resigned from the position in December 2015.[4]
His son Rishi Arothe is also a first-class cricketer who plays for Baroda.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Ex-Ranji all-rounder Tushar Arothe, two others quit BCA". Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Most Appearances for Baroda". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Tushar Arothe is coach of Indian women's cricket team". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "BCA officials lose conflict posts". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Thriller at Wankhede: Baroda pip UP to become domestic T20 champions". Mid Day. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Two Baroda boys in U-19 team for Australia tour". Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
External links[edit]
- Tushar Arothe at ESPNcricinfo
- Tushar Arothe at CricketArchive (subscription required)