| Sitanshu Kotak is an Indian cricketer and coach who played for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. |
| He has coached Saurashtra, India A, and the Indian national team. |
| Despite scoring over 8000 first-class runs, he never represented India in international matches. |
| Kotak developed a love for cricket in childhood and began learning from a Saurashtra Ranji player at age thirteen. |
| He played for Saurashtra and Gujarat age group teams before competing in various domestic tournaments. |
| During his playing days, Kotak admired Sachin Tendulkar and incorporated his techniques. |
| His century against Karnataka in the 1999-2000 Irani Trophy gained him recognition. |
| Misconceptions about his age hindered his chances of being selected for the Indian team in the late 1990s. |
| Kotak batted for 796 minutes and made 168 runs not out in a 2007-08 Ranji Trophy match. |
| In a semifinal match in the 2008-09 Ranji Trophy, he scored 89 runs in 211 balls. |
| He declined a coaching offer from an IPL franchise in 2008 to focus on playing cricket. |
| Kotak balanced playing corporate cricket tournaments with a job at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. |
| He played for the English club Kenilworth Wardens from 1996 to 2015. |
| Sitanshu Kotak began coaching the Saurashtra team in 2014 after retiring from domestic cricket. |
| He spoke about the financial struggles of Indian domestic players in a 2013 interview. |
| In 2015, Kotak turned down a coaching offer from English club Warwickshire County. |
| He served as the assistant coach of IPL franchise Gujarat Lions in 2016. |
| Kotak became the Head Coach of India A team in August 2019 and later served at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. |
| During specific series, Kotak assumed the role of head coach for the Indian cricket team due to certain circumstances. |
