Tanush Kotian Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tanush Kotian

• Tanush Kotian’s family hails from Pangala village in Udupi district of Karnataka.

• He was interested in cricket since childhood. He often went to cricket grounds to watch his father play cricket.
  

  A childhood photo of Tanush Kotian

• He later started training under his father.

• In the 2017 Under-19 Naren Tamhane Trophy, during a match against Dilip Vengsarkar Academy, he took 4 wickets for 16 runs and scored 110 runs in 159 balls, helping them to draw the game.
  

  Tanush Kotian during his Under-19 playing days

• He played for India Under-19 in the 2017 Asia Cup held in Malaysia.

• On 22 December 2018, he made his Ranji debut for Mumbai against Saurashtra in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, ending in a draw match. He scored 1 run, took 2 wickets for 81 runs in the first innings, made 3 runs not out, and went wicketless for 59 runs in the second innings.

• Kotian made his Vijay Hazare Trophy debut on 9 March 2021 for Mumbai against Saurashtra in Delhi. He took 1 wicket for 30 runs.

• On 4 November 2021, he played his debut match in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) for Mumbai against Karnataka. He went wicketless for 25 runs.

• Tanush Kotian made headlines for his performance in the 2022 SMAT final in which he played for Mumbai, that won by defeating Himachal Pradesh.
  

  Tanush Kotian with the Man of the Match Award for his performance in the 2022 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final

• In February 2024, he and Tushar Deshpande were batting at 10th and 11th batting positions respectively against Baroda during a 2023-2024 Ranji Trophy match. He scored 120 runs not out and Deshpande scored 123 runs, becoming the first cricketers to score centuries at 10th and 11th position.
  

  Tanush Kotian with Tushar Deshpande (left)

• He won the Player of the Series Award in the 2023-2024 Ranji Trophy for scoring 502 runs at an average of 41.83 and taking 29 wickets in the tournament due to which Mumbai won the tournament for a record 42nd time. He won Rs 2.5 lakh cash price along with the award.
  

  Tanush Kotian with the 2023-2024 Ranji Trophy

• He went unsold during the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction but Rajasthan Royals (RR) later acquired him for his base price of Rs 20 lakhs as a replacement player for Adam Zampa.
  

  Tanush Kotian practicing for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2024 IPL season

• He made his IPL debut on 13 April 2024 for RR against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Mullanpur, Mohali. He made 24 runs off 31 balls at a strike rate of 77.41.
  

  Tanush Kotian batting during his IPL debut

• His debut made headlines as he was sent to open the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal despite never batting above batting position 7 in any first-class match.