Bahutule, who was Vidarbha&rsquo;s coach-cum-captain, said that representing India and leading Mumbai to Ranji Trophy win were the high points in his career. He made his Test debut against Australia in Chennai in 2001. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jan/sairaj.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 367px;" /> Sairaj Bahutule delivers a ball against the visiting Australia side at Mumbai&rsquo;s Brabourne Stadium in 2004. Pic/AFP The leg-spinner will for now focus on coaching. He will continue as the coach of the VCA team till the season ends and will prepare them for the one-dayers and T20 Games. Bangar quit after Railways failed to qualify for the knock-out stage even after beating Bengal. &ldquo;I was hoping that Railways would qualify for the knock-out stage of the Ranji Trophy. &ldquo;Since we didn&rsquo;t qualify, I thought that it is appropriate to call time. It&rsquo;s been a fabulous journey and I have enjoyed every bit of it,&rdquo; the 40-year-old, who represented India in 12 Tests and 15 ODIs told PTI from Kolkata. He also scored a century against Zimbabwe but will forever be remembered for a brilliant 68 against England in seaming conditions at Headingley in 2002. &ldquo;The Test century against Zimbabwe was special but, I became a household name because of that innings at Headingley,&rdquo; Bangar said.u00a0u00a0 Bangar in figures &gt;&gt; Tests: 12, Runs: 470; Wickets: 7; w ODIs: 15; Runs: 180; Wickets: 7 First-Class &gt;&gt; u00a0Matches: 165; Runs: 8349; Average: 33.13; HS: 212; 100s: 13; Wickets: 300 Bahutule in figures &gt;&gt; Tests: 2; Runs: 39; Wickets: 3; w ODIs: 8; Runs: 23; Wickets: 2 First-Class &gt;&gt; Matches: 188; Runs: 6176; Avg: 31.83; HS: 134 not out; 100s: 9; Wickets: 630

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