Rajesh Kumar Borah (born 14 November 1967) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Assam and Railways. He was regarded as "perhaps the finest cricketer Assam has produced."[1] After his playing career, he worked as a coach.
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| Full name | Rajesh Kumar Borah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1967 Tezpur, Assam, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983/84–2000/01 | Assam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994/95–1995/96 | Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
editA right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, Borah made his first-class debut in 1983 at the age of 16 and represented India Under-19s in the 1986/87 season. He appeared for Assam between 1983/84 and 2000/01 as well as for Railways for two seasons. In 1988, he struck 126 off 62 balls against Tripura in the Ranji Trophy, which is one of the fastest hundreds in Indian domestic cricket.[1] In 66 first-class matches, he amassed more than 3000 runs and took 28 wicket with his part-time bowling. He also appeared for East Zone in Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy.[2]
Borah worked as the coach of Assam during the 2000–01 Ranji Trophy when the team managed to earn qualification for the Elite Group. He then worked as the chief coach at the Assam Cricket Academy. He was appointed as the head coach of Assam for a second time before the 2008–09 season.[3] In 2008, Borah also became a member of the national junior team selection committee.[4][5]
Currently, he is serving as an Assistant Sports Officer in Indian Railways.
References
edit- ^ a b Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha (9 November 2007). "Rising in the east". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Rajesh Borah". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Ahmed, Imtiaz (11 June 2008). "Rajesh Borah to coach Assam Ranji squad". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Who's who of BCCI". NDTV. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Mohammad Ali, Qaiser (11 October 2011). "Assam calls east zone selector a 'rubber stamp'". India Today. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
External links
edit- Rajesh Borah at ESPNcricinfo
- Rajesh Borah at CricketArchive (subscription required)