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Full name | Tanush Karunakar Kotian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 16 October 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | India A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,27 March 2025 |
Tanush Kotian (born 16 October 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. [1] He is a bowling all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls off spin. [2]
Kotian was born and brought up in Chembur,Mumbai. His parents,Karunakar Kotian and Mallika Kotian,are originally from Pangala village in Udupi district,Karnataka. [3] Kotian played cricket for his college Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College and Mumbai Under-19s,before being selected for India Under-19s in 2017. [3]
He made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 22 December 2018. [4] He made his List A debut on 9 March 2021,for Mumbai in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy. [5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021,for Mumbai in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. [6]
He scored his first century in first-class cricket against Baroda in the quarter final of 2023–24 Ranji Trophy,when he scored unbeaten 120 off 129,and shared a 232-run partnership with Tushar Deshpande. [7] [8] As Mumbai went on to win the Ranji Trophy,he was named player of the tournament for scoring 502 runs at an average of 41.83 and taking 29 wickets at 16.96. [9]
In 2024,he joined Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for Adam Zampa. [10]
He scored an unbeaten 114 runs against Rest of India in the 2024–25 Irani Cup and helped Mumbai lift the Irani Cup after 27 years. [11] He also played for India A in 2024–25 Duleep Trophy. [12] [13]
In December 2024,he was added to India's Test squad on their ongoing tour of Australia,following the retirement of R Ashwin. [14] [15] [16]