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), 158 "First-class", 139 "List A" matches and 2 "Twenty20" matches in his Cricket career.

Sairaj Bahutule made his debut in the "First-class" matches in 1991/92. He has scored total 5288 runs in the total 158 "First-class" matches he played. Sairaj Bahutule`s highest score in these matches is 134 runs and average is 31.85. Sairaj`s "First-class" scorecard includes 8 centuries and 23 half-centuries. Whereas in bowling, he has picked up 567 wickets by giving 14438 runs from 34052 balls he played. The latest "First-class" match of Sairaj Bahutule was against Saurashtra on December 17-19, 2007 held at Nagothane.

Sairaj Bahutule debuted in the ODI matches against Sri Lanka on December 22, 1997 at Guwahati. He has scored total 23 runs in the 8 "Test matches" he played with an average of 7.66. His striking rate in these matches is 79.31. Sairaj Bahutule has taken total 2 wickets in the "First-class" matches by giving 283 runs from 294 balls. Sairaj played his last ODI against New Zealand at Cuttack on November 6, 2003.

Sairaj Bahutule had his "List A" debut in 1992/93. He has played overall 139 matches and has made a total score of 1314 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 4990 runs from 7239 balls. The latest "List A" match played by Sairaj Bahutule was against Punjab on March 19, 2007 at Delhi.

The "Test match" debut of Sairaj Bahutule was against Australia on March 18-22, 2001 at Chennai. In the 2 "Test matches", he has scored total 39 runs with an average of 13.00. His striking rate in these matches is 37.14 and his highest run in any of these matches is 21 runs. The scorecard of Sairaj Bahutule in the "Test matches" consists of 3 fours and 1 six. Whereas in bowling, he has taken 3 wickets by giving 203 runs from 366 balls. The latest "Test match" of him was against Sri Lanka from August 29 to September 2, 2001 at Colombo.

Sairaj Bahutule debuted in "Twenty20" matches against Gujarat on April 3, 2007 at Mumbai. He has played 2 "Twenty20" matches and has made total score of 83 runs with an average of 41.50. Sairaj Bahutule`s highest score in any of these matches is 64 runs. While in bowling, he has taken 1 wicket by losing 52 runs from 36 balls. Sairaj Bahutule`s latest "Twenty20" match was against Saurashtra held at Mumbai on April 4, 2007.

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.