Famous people from Banjara Community- Lalchand Rajput, the Cricketer

Lalchand Sitaram Rajput  (born on 18 December 1961) is a former Indian cricketer who is the current head coach of the Afghan national team. His parents are from Gulbarga district and migrated to Mumbai when his father got employment in Baba Atomic Research Centre. Formerly he was Ranji Trophy captain representing Maharastra state.

Rajput played in two Tests and four ODIs from 1985 to 1987. After the conclusion of his playing career, he served as manager of the Indian national team for a brief period. He has also held administrative positions with the Mumbai Cricket Association. Rajput had a distinguished career as an opening batsman for Bombay, and at one time was considered one of the best openers in India after Sunil Gavaskar. He was an occasional off-spinner. He was coach of Under-19 Indian Cricket Team during the tour of England. Rajput was appointed as the manager of the winning Indian cricket team for the Twenty20 World Championship 2007 held in South Africa. Rajput was the coach of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2008. In June 2016, Rajput was named as head coach of Afghanistan's national team, replacing Pakistan's Inzamam ul Haq.