Rajesh Kumar Borah (born 14 November 1967) is an Indian former first-class

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er who represented

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and

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. He was regarded as "perhaps the finest cricketer Assam has produced." After his playing career, he worked as a coach.

Life and career

A right-handed batsman and right-arm

off break Off spin is a type of finger spin bowling in cricket. A bowler who uses this technique is called an off spinner. Off spinners are right-handed spin bowlers who use their fingers to spin the ball. Their normal delivery is an off break, which spi ...

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. 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. Borah worked as the coach of Assam during the

2000–01 Ranji Trophy The 2000–01 Ranji Trophy was the 67th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won their first title in 44 years beating Railways by 21 runs in the final. Baroda conceded a first innings lead of 151 runs, but Railways were bowled out in the second i ...

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. In 2008, Borah also became a member of the national junior team selection committee. Currently he is serving as Assistant Sports Officer in Indian Railways.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borah, Rajesh 1967 births Living people Indian cricketers Assam cricketers Railways cricketers East Zone cricketers People from Sonitpur district Indian cricket coaches Cricketers from Assam