Career
He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Maharashtra. He was born in Pune. Desai made his cricketing debut for Maharashtra Under-17s in the 2006-2007 Vijay Merchant Trophy in December 2006. He made his only first-class appearance in the same month, against Bengal.
He scored a golden duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 4 runs in the second.
Desai made two Twenty20 appearances in April 2007, as Maharashtra finished bottom of their group.