Sairaj Bahutule is the captain of present Cricket team of Maharashtra. His full name is Sairaj Vasant Bahutule. This left-handed batsman was born on January 6, 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

V.S bahutule, the ex-player of Maharashtra Cricket team is the father of Sairaj Bahutule. Apart from playing for the Maharashtra Cricket team, he has also played for the India team and "Surrey Cricket Board". He is an all rounder with specialization in legbreak bowling. Sairaj Bahutule has played total 2 "Test matches", 8 "One Day Internationals" (ODI), 176 "First-class", 143 "List A" matches and 8 "Twenty20" matches in his Cricket career.

Sairaj Bahutule made his debut in the "First-class" matches in 1991/92. He has scored total 5678 runs in the total 176 "First-class" matches he played. Sairaj Bahutule`s highest score in these matches is 134 runs and average is 31.85. Whereas in bowling, he has picked up 614 wickets by giving 15755 runs from 37044 balls. The latest "First-class" match of Sairaj Bahutule was against Madhya Pradesh at Indore, Dec 15-18, 2010.

Sairaj Bahutule had his "List A" debut in 1992/93. He has played overall 143 matches and has made a total score of 1367 runs. Sairaj Bahutule`s highest score in these matches is 105 runs. The "List A" scorecard consists of 1 century and 2 half-centuries. While in bowling, he has taken 194 wickets by giving 5156 runs from 7436 balls. The latest "List A" match played by Sairaj Bahutule was against Tripura at Cuttack, February 18, 2010.

Sairaj Bahutule debuted in the "Test matches" against Australia at Chennai, March 18-22, 2001. He has scored total 39 runs in the 2 "Test matches" he played with an average of 13.00. His striking rate in these matches is 37.14. Sairaj Bahutule has taken total 3 wickets in the "First-class" matches by giving 203 runs from 366 balls. Sairaj played his last Test match against Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), August 29-September 2, 2001.

The "ODI match" debut of Sairaj Bahutule was against Australia on March 18-22, 2001 at Chennai. In the 8 "ODI matches", he has scored total 23 runs with an average of 7.66. His striking rate in these matches is 79.31 and his highest run in any of these matches is 11 runs. Whereas in bowling, he has taken 2 wickets by giving 283 runs from 294 balls. The latest "ODI match" of him was against New Zealand at Cuttack, November 6, 2003.

Sairaj Bahutule debuted in "Twenty20" matches against Gujarat on April 3, 2007 at Mumbai. He has played 8 "Twenty20" matches and has made total score of 101 runs with an average of 33.66. Sairaj Bahutule`s highest score in any of these matches is 64 runs. While in bowling, he has taken 9 wickets by losing 200 runs from 174 balls. Sairaj Bahutule`s latest "Twenty20" match was against Delhi at Indore, March 14, 2010.

Sairaj Bahutule is a very balanced player who provides attacking edge to any team. With his brilliant performance including a 13-wicket match in the "Irani Trophy", he got a place in the Indian team in 1997.