A new coach has entered the Indian cricket team. The team has got a spin bowling coach. Former fast bowler Morne Morkel is already associated with this team, who is the coach of the Pacers. Now a specialist coach has been appointed for spinners also. Former spinner Sairaj Bahutule, who was in the coaching staff of Punjab Kings, has been attached to Team India. After a long discussion with head coach Gautam Gambhir, Sairaj Bahutule got a place in Team India. Sairaj Bahutule has joined Team India in New Chandigarh. The test match will be played against Afghanistan from 6th June. Let us tell you that Sairaj Bahutule has defeated death at the age of 17. He went into a coma after a car accident, but after that he made a wonderful comeback.
Who is Sairaj Bahutule?
sairaj bahutule He is a former cricketer of India. He played 2 Test and 8 ODI matches for Team India. His international cricket did not last long but this player has a lot of experience in first class matches. Bahutule played 188 first class matches in his career, in which he took 630 wickets. Along with this he also scored 6 thousand runs. Sairaj Bahutule scored a total of 10 centuries in his career. Bahutule was recently included in the coaching staff of Punjab Kings but now he will have to leave this job because he has now joined Team India.
Sairaj Bahutule has defeated death
The story of Sairaj Bahutule is very inspiring. In the year 1990, when he was just 17 years old, he met with a car accident. His friend Vivek Singh, son of famous singers Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh, died in this accident that took place on Marine Drive in Mumbai. Sairaj had gone into coma after that accident. Sairaj overcame the coma and the doctors said that he would not be able to even stand properly let alone play cricket. But Sairaj worked very hard and due to his stubbornness he became a great cricketer. He made his ODI debut in the year 1997 and his Test debut in 2001.
Why did BCCI appoint spin bowling coach?
The question is, why did Team India need a spin bowling coach? Actually, there are no experienced spinners in Team India anymore. R Ashwin has retired from international cricket and Ravindra Jadeja’s career is also on the decline. In such a situation, a specialist spin bowling coach has been appointed to make the young spinners effective. Bahutule will have the responsibility of developing a long-haul spinner. Manav Sutar and Harsh Dubey have got a place in Team India for the test match against Afghanistan. Both have come to the team for the first time. Bahule’s experience will be useful for both these players.
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