5 seasoned cricketers who remained loyal to one Ranji team

#4 Sitanshu Kotak [Saurashtra, 1992-2014]

Sitanshu Kotak was the backbone of Saurashtra’s batting

Saurashtra’s longest serving cricketer, Shistansu Kotak was often known to be a bowler’s nightmare, displaying tremendous amounts of patience and grit to knock the sails out of opponent bowlers.

A prolific left-handed batsman, Kotak amassed 8061 runs in 130 matches at a staggering average of just over 41 and was one of the mainstays of the Saurashtra batting line-up throughout his career. His best performance came in the 1999-2000 Ranji season where he managed to amass a total of 800 runs to his name, leading Saurashtra’s march in that season.

Having represented Saurashtra for 22 years in the domestic scenario, Kotak decided to hang up his boots and left a huge void in Saurashtra cricket. A year later, the 42-year old took up the responsibility of coaching the young brigade to greater heights.