| 1. Sitanshu Kotak is an Indian cricketer and coach who played for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. |
| 2. He has coached Saurashtra, India A, and the Indian national team. |
| 3. Despite scoring over 8000 first-class runs, he never represented India in international matches. |
| 4. Kotak developed a love for cricket in childhood and began learning from a Saurashtra Ranji player at age thirteen. |
| 5. He played for Saurashtra and Gujarat age group teams before competing in various domestic tournaments. |
| 6. During his playing days, Kotak admired Sachin Tendulkar and incorporated his techniques. |
| 7. His century against Karnataka in the 1999-2000 Irani Trophy gained him recognition. |
| 8. Misconceptions about his age hindered his chances of being selected for the Indian team in the late 1990s. |
| 9. Kotak batted for 796 minutes and made 168 runs not out in a 2007-08 Ranji Trophy match. |
| 10. In a semifinal match in the 2008-09 Ranji Trophy, he scored 89 runs in 211 balls. |
| 11. He declined a coaching offer from an IPL franchise in 2008 to focus on playing cricket. |
| 12. Kotak balanced playing corporate cricket tournaments with a job at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. |
| 13. He played for the English club Kenilworth Wardens from 1996 to 2015. |
| 14. Sitanshu Kotak began coaching the Saurashtra team in 2014 after retiring from domestic cricket. |
| 15. He spoke about the financial struggles of Indian domestic players in a 2013 interview. |
| 16. In 2015, Kotak turned down a coaching offer from English club Warwickshire County. |
| 17. He served as the assistant coach of IPL franchise Gujarat Lions in 2016. |
| 18. Kotak became the Head Coach of India A team in August 2019 and later served at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. |
| 19. During specific series, Kotak assumed the role of head coach for the Indian cricket team due to certain circumstances. |
| 20. He completed Level 1 and 2 coaching courses from both the BCCI and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). |
| 21. Kotak served as head coach of the Indian team during the 2023 Ireland tour when Jasprit Bumrah led the side in a three-match T20I series. |
| 22. He was part of VVS Laxman's coaching staff for multiple Indian team assignments. |
| 23. He worked extensively with Rishabh Pant at the National Cricket Academy during Pant's rehabilitation after a near-fatal accident in late 2022. |
| 24. During the T20I series against Ireland in August 2023, he served as interim head coach of India when Rahul Dravid was rested. |
| 25. He served as interim head coach of India during the ODI series against South Africa in December 2023. |
