Tushar Arothe

Tushar Arothe
Personal information
Full name
Tushar Bhalchandra Arothe
Born (1966-09-17) 17 September 1966 (age 58)
Baroda, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsRishi Arothe (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985/86–2003/04Baroda
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 114 51
Runs scored 6,105 1,037
Batting average 37.22 28.02
100s/50s 13/31 0/5
Top score 171 87
Balls bowled 13,720 1,870
Wickets 225 30
Bowling average 30.09 47.83
5 wickets in innings 11 0
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 6/53 4/37
Catches/stumpings 71/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 January 2016

Tushar Bhalchandra Arothe (born 17 September 1966) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda cricket team between the 1985/85 and 2003/04 seasons. He was the first player[1] and is one of the two players to have appeared in more than 100 matches for Baroda.[2] He became a cricket coach soon after his retirement.

Career

Arothe played as an all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm off break. He appeared in 114 first-class and 51 List A matches in a career that spanned 18 years between 1985/85 and 2003/04. He also captained Baroda in several matches and made appearances for the West Zone cricket team. He was the first player to play more than 100 matches for Baroda.[1] With 107 appearances Arothe is second on the list of most appearances for Baroda, only one less than Connor Williams.[2]

After his playing career, Arothe turned to coaching. He was appointed Baroda's assistant coach in 2004/05, as Baroda under-15 coach in 2005/06 and then as under-19 coach in 2006/07. From 2008 he worked for two years as coach of the Baroda women's team. He resigned from Baroda Cricket Association in 2010, after receiving an offer from Tripura Cricket Association.[1] He worked as the coach of Chhattisgarh cricket team before getting appointed as the coach of the India national women's cricket team in 2013.[3] He then returned to coach Baroda again in 2014, but resigned from the position in December 2015.[4]

His son Rishi Arothe is also a first-class cricketer who plays for Baroda.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ex-Ranji all-rounder Tushar Arothe, two others quit BCA". Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Most Appearances for Baroda". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Tushar Arothe is coach of Indian women's cricket team". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ^ "BCA officials lose conflict posts". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Thriller at Wankhede: Baroda pip UP to become domestic T20 champions". Mid Day. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Two Baroda boys in U-19 team for Australia tour". Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2016.