| 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. |
| 26. He remained part of India's batting coaching setup in 2026, speaking publicly on batters including Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson during the T20 World Cup 2026 and the New Zealand T20I series. |
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