| Tushar Arothe | |
| Country: | India |
| Fullname: | Tushar Bhalchandra Arothe |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Baroda, Gujarat, India |
| Family: | Rishi Arothe (son) |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Baroda |
| Year1: | 1985/86–2003/04 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 114 |
| Runs1: | 6,105 |
| Bat Avg1: | 37.22 |
| 100S/50S1: | 13/31 |
| Top Score1: | 171 |
| Deliveries1: | 13,720 |
| Wickets1: | 225 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 30.09 |
| Fivefor1: | 11 |
| Tenfor1: | 2 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/53 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 71/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 51 |
| Runs2: | 1,037 |
| Bat Avg2: | 28.02 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/5 |
| Top Score2: | 87 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,870 |
| Wickets2: | 30 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 47.83 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 20/– |
| Date: | 1 January |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26289.html ESPNcricinfo |
Tushar Bhalchandra Arothe (born 17 September 1966) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda cricket team between the 1985/85 and 2003/04 seasons. He was the first player[1] and is one of the two players to have appeared in more than 100 matches for Baroda.[2] He became a cricket coach soon after his retirement.
Arothe played as an all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm off break. He appeared in 114 first-class and 51 List A matches in a career that spanned 18 years between 1985/85 and 2003/04. He also captained Baroda in several matches and made appearances for the West Zone cricket team. He was the first player to play more than 100 matches for Baroda.[1] With 107 appearances Arothe is second on the list of most appearances for Baroda, only one less than Connor Williams.[2]
After his playing career, Arothe turned to coaching. He was appointed Baroda's assistant coach in 2004/05, as Baroda under-15 coach in 2005/06 and then as under-19 coach in 2006/07. From 2008 he worked for two years as coach of the Baroda women's team. He resigned from Baroda Cricket Association in 2010, after receiving an offer from Tripura Cricket Association.[1] He worked as the coach of Chhattisgarh cricket team before getting appointed as the coach of the India national women's cricket team in 2013.[3] He then returned to coach Baroda again in 2014, but resigned from the position in December 2015.[4]
His son Rishi Arothe is also a first-class cricketer who plays for Baroda.[5] [6]