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Former India leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule was appointed arsenic the spin-bowling manager of the Indian men's cricket squad connected Tuesday, up of the one-off Test against Afghanistan successful New Chandigarh, which volition beryllium played from June 6 to 10."The Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) is pleased to denote the assignment of Mr Sairaj Bahutule arsenic the Spin Bowling Coach of the Indian Cricket Team (Senior Men)," the BCCI said successful a media release.
Bahutule joins the nationalist setup aft moving with Punjab Kings successful IPL 2026, wherever helium served arsenic the franchise's spin-bowling coach. He volition present beryllium liable for overseeing India's spin-bowling radical crossed formats.The 53-year-old brings extended coaching acquisition astatine some home and franchise level. He was the spin-bowling advisor for the Indian squad during the location Test bid against Australia successful 2022-23 nether past caput manager Rahul Dravid. He besides worked arsenic spin-bowling manager astatine the BCCI's National Cricket Academy successful Bengaluru from 2021 to 2024.Bahutule has antecedently served arsenic Rajasthan Royals' spin-bowling manager from 2018 to 2021 and again successful 2025.
He has besides been caput manager of respective home teams, including Bengal, Vidarbha, Kerala and Gujarat.As a player, Bahutule represented India successful 2 Tests and 8 ODIs. He besides enjoyed a agelong home career, scoring 6,176 runs and taking 630 wickets successful first-class cricket.The Indian coaching unit presently includes batting manager Sitanshu Kotak, fast-bowling manager Morne Morkel, fielding manager T Dilip and adjunct manager Ryan 10 Doeschate. Bahutule volition present instrumentality complaint of the spin-bowling coach's role.
