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{{Short description|Cricket Organization in Bihar State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Bihar Cricket Association
|native name = बिहार क्रिकेट संघ
|abbrev = BCA
|logo = Logo Bihar Cricket Association.svg
|sport = [[Cricket]]
|image =
|caption =
|jurisdiction = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar|Regional]]
|founded = {{start date|1935}}
|aff = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
|affdate = 2008
|region = East Zone
|regionyear =
|headquarters = 45-C, Near Sahyog Hospital, Patliputra Colony
|location = [[Patna]]
|president = Rakesh Kumar Tiwari
|chair =
|chiefexec = Manish Raj
|secretary =
|coach = Vikash Kumar
|key staff =
|url = biharcricketassociation.com
|countryflag = India
}}
'''Bihar Cricket Association''' ('''BCA''') is the governing body of [[cricket]] activities in the [[Bihar]] state of India and the [[Bihar cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-n-srinivasan-bribery-charges-aditya-verma-172342-2013-07-31 |title=I was offered bribe to withdraw case against Srinivasan, says Bihar Cricket Association member Aditya Verma : Cricket, News — India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2013-08-01 |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=TNN |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/fixing-hits-ipl/news/I-was-offered-money-to-settle-case-says-Aditya-Verma/articleshow/21517334.cms |title=I was offered money to settle case, says Aditya Verma |work=Times of India |date=2013-08-01 |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/bca-secy-verma-says-he-was-offered-bribe-to-withdraw-case-against-srinivasan-1002129.html|title=BCA secy Verma says he was offered bribe to withdraw case against Srinivasan - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=August 2013}}</ref> It is affiliated to the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] as full member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2017/bcci-news/15742/bcci-constitution|title=BCCI Constitution - News - BCCI.tv|website=www.bcci.tv|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104142014/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2017/bcci-news/15742/bcci-constitution|url-status=dead}}</ref> BCA was founded in 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Too-many-cooks-spoil-Bihar-s-cricketing-broth/Article1-917561.aspx |title=Too many 'cooks' spoil Bihar's cricketing broth |work=Hindustan Times |date=2012-08-22 |access-date=2013-12-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225103412/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Too-many-cooks-spoil-Bihar-s-cricketing-broth/Article1-917561.aspx |archivedate=25 December 2013}}</ref> [[Supreme Court of India]]-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) approved BCA as the authorised body for organizing cricket in [[Bihar]].

==Administration==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:95%;" width="60%"
|+Executive Council
|-
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | S. No.
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | Member
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | Designation
|-
|1. ||Rakesh Kumar Tiwary ||President
|-
|2. ||Dilip Singh ||Vice-president
|-
|3. ||Sanjay Kumar||Secretary
|-
|4. ||Kumar Arvind||Joint-secretary
|-
|5. ||Ashutosh Nandan Singh||Treasurer
|-
|6. ||Amikar Dayal||Players Representative,(Male)
|-
|7. ||Kavita Roy||Players Representative,(Female)
|-
|8. ||Sanjay Kumar Singh||District Association Representative
|}

==Selection committees==

=== Senior Men's selection committee ===

=== Junior Men's selection committee ===
*Satya Prakash Krishna
*Kundan Kumar
*Prabhat Kumar

=== Women's selection committee ===
*Lovely Raj
*Neetu Singh
*Ritu Raj Sharma

==BCA Presidents==
{| class=wikitable
! S. No. !! Name !! Tenure
|-
|1. || A.M.Hayman || 1935–40
|-
|2. || K.A.D.Naoroji || 1940–43
|-
|3. || J.M.Rakshit || 1943–46
|-
|4. || P.H.Kutar || 1946–60
|-
|5. || R.Bowyer || 1960–66
|-
|6. || R.H.Mody || 1966–71
|-
|7. || H.P.Bodhanwalla || 1971–74
|-
|8. || R.K.Bhasin || 1974–76
|-
|9. || H.P.Bodhanwalla || 1976–83
|-
|10. || Dr. J.J.Irani || 1983–87
|-
|11. || Prem Sagar || 1987–90
|-
|12. || [[Randhir Prasad Verma]] || 1990–91
|-
|13. || A.Mathias || 1991–93
|-
|14. || Arun Narayan Singh || 1993–99
|-
|15. || Sanjay Singh || 1999–2002
|-
|16. || Gopal Bohra || 2017–2019
|-
|17. || Rakesh Kumar Tiwari || 2019–present
|-
|}

==District Associations==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:95%;" width="80%"
|+FULL MEMBERS OF BIHAR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION
|-
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | No.
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | District
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | Governing Body
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | Established
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | Zone
! style="background: skyblue; color:darkblue" align="center" | official Website
|-
| 1 ||[[Araria district|Araria]]|| Araria District Cricket Association || 1991 || East
|-
| 2 ||[[Arwal district|Arwal]]|| Arwal District Cricket Association || 2002-03 || South
|-
| 3 ||[[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad]]|| Aurangabad District Cricket Association || || South
|-
| 4 ||[[Banka district|Banka]]|| Banka District Cricket Association || || East
|-
| 5 ||[[Begusarai district|Begusarai]]|| Begusarai District Cricket Association || || North
|-
| 6 ||[[Bhagalpur district|Bhagalpur]]|| Bhagalpur District Cricket Association || 1990-91 || East
|-
| 7 ||[[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]]|| Bhojpur District Cricket Association || 1987-88 || South
|-
| 8 ||[[Buxar district|Buxar]]|| Buxar District Cricket Association || 1992-93 || South
|-
| 9 ||[[Darbhanga district|Darbhanga]]|| Darbhanga District Cricket Association || 1975 || North
|-
| 10 ||[[East Champaran district|East Champaran]]|| East Champaran District Cricket Association || || West
|-
| 11 ||[[Gaya district|Gaya]]|| Gaya District Cricket Association || 1986-87 || South
|-
| 12 ||[[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]]|| Gopalganj District Cricket Association || || West
|-
| 13 ||[[Jamui district|Jamui]]|| Jamui District Cricket Association || || East
|-
| 14 ||[[Jehanabad district|Jehanabad]]|| Jehanabad District Cricket Association || || Central
|-
| 15 ||[[Kaimur district|Kaimur]]|| Kaimur District Cricket Association || || South
|-
| 16 ||[[Katihar district|Katihar]]|| Katihar District Cricket Association || 1984 || East
|-
| 17 ||[[Khagaria district|Khagaria]]|| Khagaria District Cricket Association || || East
|-
| 18 ||[[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]]|| Kishanganj District Cricket Association || || East
|-
| 19 ||[[Lakhisarai district|Lakhisarai]]|| Lakhisarai District Cricket Association || || Central
|-
| 20 ||[[Madhubani district|Madhubani]]|| Madhubani District Cricket Association || 1978 || North
|-
| 21 ||[[Madhepura district|Madhepura]]|| Madhepura District Cricket Association || || North
|-
| 22 ||[[Munger district|Munger]]|| Munger District Cricket Association || 1980-81 || Central
|-
| 23 ||[[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]]|| Muzaffarpur District Cricket Association || 1983-84 || West
|-
| 24 ||[[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]|| Nalanda District Cricket Association || || Central
|-
| 25 ||[[Nawada district|Nawada]]|| Nawada District Cricket Association || || Central
|-
| 26 ||[[Patna district|Patna]]|| Patna District Cricket Association || 1972 || Central
|-
| 27 ||[[Purnea district|Purnia]]|| Purnea District Cricket Association || 1980 || East
|-
| 28 ||[[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]|| Rohtas District Cricket Association || || South
|-
| 29 ||[[Saharsa district|Saharsa]]|| Saharsa District Cricket Association || 1974 || North
|-
| 30 ||[[Samastipur district|Samastipur]]|| Samastipur District Cricket Association || || North
|-
| 31 ||[[Saran district|Saran]]|| Saran District Cricket Association || || West
|-
| 32 ||[[Sheohar district|Sheohar]]|| Sheohar District Cricket Association || || West
|-
| 33 ||[[Sheikhpura district|Sheikhpura]]||Sheikhpura District Cricket Association|| || Central
|-
| 34 ||[[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]]|| Sitamarhi District Cricket Association || 1984-85|| North
|-
| 35 ||[[Siwan district|Siwan]]|| Siwan District Cricket Association || || West
|-
| 36 ||[[Supaul district|Supaul]]|| Supaul District Cricket Association || || North
|-
| 37 ||[[Vaishali district|Vaishali]]|| Vaishali District Cricket Association || 2001-02 || Central
|-
| 38 ||[[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]|| West Champaran District Cricket Association || || West
|-
|}

==Home Grounds==
{| class ="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! City !! [[States of India|State]] !! |First used !! |Last used !! Notes
|-
|[[Rajgir International Cricket Stadium]] || [[Nalanda]] || [[Bihar]] || Under Construction || - || Pavilions Constructed
|-
| [[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]] || [[Patna]] || [[Bihar]] || 1970 || 2023 || Hosted three ODIs
|-
| [[Urja Stadium]] || [[Patna]] || [[Bihar]]|| 2017 || 2021 ||
|}

==Official tournaments==
===Hayman Trophy===
The Hayman Trophy is an inter-district senior men's tournament organised by the BCA.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ranji-probables-to-be-named-by-may-15-bca-secy/articleshow/58247704.cms |title=Ranji probables to be named by May 15: BCA secretary |newspaper=Times of India |date=19 April 2017}}</ref> It is named after A. M. Hayman, BCA's founding president.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/bihar-pads-up-for-domestic-matches/cid/1445528 |title=Bihar pads up for domestic matches |work=The Telegraph |date=18 July 2020}}</ref>

* Hayman Trophy A Division<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biharcricketassociation.com/tournament/domestic/men/10|title=Hayman Trophy(A)|website=biharcricketassociation.com|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601102420/https://biharcricketassociation.com/tournament/domestic/men/10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Runner-up !! Final Host !! Note
|-
| 2013-14 || Bhagalpur || Muzaffarpur || - ||

|}
* Hayman Trophy B Division<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biharcricketassociation.com/tournament/domestic/men/11|title=Hayman Trophy(B)|website=biharcricketassociation.com|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601110755/https://biharcricketassociation.com/tournament/domestic/men/11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Runner-up !! Final Host !! Note
|-
| 2013-14 || Patna || Purnea || - || -
|-
| 2014-15 || - || - || - || -
|-
| 2015-16 || Purnea || Siwan || - || -
|-
| 2016-17 || Bhojpur || Nalanda || - || -
|-
| 2017-18 || - || - || - || -
|-
| 2018-19 || - || - || - || -
|}

===Randhir Verma Under-19 Trophy===
Randhir Verma Under-19 Bihar Championship is a [[One day cricket]] tournament played between the district cricket teams in the [[Indian state]] of [[Bihar]], organised by Bihar Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-randhir-verma-under19-cricket-tournament-17945241.html|title=रणधीर वर्मा अंडर-19 क्रिकेट टूर्नामेंट : पाच जोन में खेले जाएंगे मुकाबले}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/begusarai-randhir-verma-under19-cricket-tournament-launched-13718634.html|title=रणधीर वर्मा अंडर-19 क्रिकेट टूर्नामेंट शुरू}}</ref><ref name="livehindustan inaugural">{{cite news |title=उद्घाटन मैच में नालंदा की टीम ने 126 रनों से मुंगेर को हराया |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/bhagalpur/article1-nalanda-defated-munger-by-126-run-in-under-19-randhir-verma-championship-811624.html |access-date=1 October 2018 |publisher=हिन्दुस्तान}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/bihar-pads-up-for-domestic-matches/cid/1445528|title=Bihar pads up for domestic matches|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The tournament is recognised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].
The cricket tournament is organized at five Zonal centres.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bcci-deals-with-only-bca-in-state/articleshow/64054377.cms|title='BCCI deals with only BCA in state' - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 May 2018 }}</ref> In the year 2018, the tournament was organized at [[Arwal]].<ref name="team_Arwal">{{cite news |title=ट्रायल के जरीय 33 खिलाड़ियों का चयन |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-selection-of-33-players-for-randhir-varma-cricket-tournament-trial-s-zariyya-33-players-selected-1941596.html |access-date=1 October 2018 |agency=हिन्दुस्तान टीम |publisher=हिन्दुस्तान |date=5 May 2018}}</ref> Before [[Partition of Bihar]] the region currently known as [[Jharkhand]] played the tournament under BCA. Following statehood, [[Jharkhand State Cricket Association]] (JSCA) also conducts matches for its own districts under the title '''Randhir Verma trophy'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/district-matches-from-next-week/cid/1347331|title=District matches from next week|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

====Venue====
The matches of the south zone was played at Bhabhua in [[Kaimur district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/rohtas-selection-of-team-17960991.html|title = जिला अंडर 19 क्रिकेट टीम का हुआ चयन}}</ref> The matches of the east zone were played at Sri Krishna Sah stadium in [[Jamui]], [[Jamui district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/jamui-bhagalpur-defeated-banka-17957401.html|title=भागलपुर ने बांका को हराया}}</ref> Dakbangla grounds at [[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonpur]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/story/1159423.html | title=रणधीर वर्मा क्रिकेट : पटना के रोहित ने बरपाया गेंद से कहर | date=20 May 2018 }}</ref>

===Shaymal Sinha U-16 Bihar Championship===
*[[Shaymal Sinha U-16 Bihar Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biharcricketassociation.com/tournament/domestic/men/12|title=Shaymal Sinha Under 16|website=biharcricketassociation.com|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601125924/https://biharcricketassociation.com/tournament/domestic/men/12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Runner-up
|-
| 2013-14 || Bhagalpur || Siwan
|-
| 2014-15 || Purnea || Jamui
|-
| 2015-16 || Bhojpur || Muzaffarpur
|-
| 2016-17 || Patna || Siwan
|}

==BCA approved tournaments==
* All India Sunaina Verma Cricket Tournament
* Ramphal Ramaawatar Memorial Cricket
* First Devdhar giri memorial cricket tournament
* 6th Mirchi Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament
* [https://cricketworldcupwinners.com/bihar-cricket-league-2021-schedule/ 2021 Bihar Cricket League T20] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019061043/https://cricketworldcupwinners.com/bihar-cricket-league-2021-schedule/ |date=19 October 2023 }} (BCL 2021)

==Courts' directives on affiliation==
Cricket should be kept free from politics and the game should not become a ball for politicians, the [[Supreme Court of India]] observed on 25 November 2012. The remarks were made by the bench during the hearing of a petition relating to the ongoing dispute between two rival associations of cricket in Bihar for running the administration of the sport in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/let-cricket-be-a-game-and-not-a-ball-for-politicians-supreme-court/307524-37-64.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129112534/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/let-cricket-be-a-game-and-not-a-ball-for-politicians-supreme-court/307524-37-64.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-29 |title=Let cricket be a game and not a ball for politicians: Supreme Court |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=2012-11-26 |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref> [[Patna High Court]] has directed Board of Cricket Control in India, BCCI in July 2012 to include Bihar in various National Level Cricket Tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/07/high-court-orders-bcci-to-include-bihar-in-all-games/ |title=High Court orders BCCI to include Bihar in all its Games. Biharprabha News |publisher=News.biharprabha.com |date=2012-07-18 |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref> [[Patna High Court]] on 20 September 2011 allowed CAB, rival Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) faction headed by Binod Kumar to operate its account with a nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Patna-HC-allows-rival-BCA-faction-to-operate-bank-account/articleshow/10066237.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221082233/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/top-stories/30183921_1_bca-patna-hc-bank-account | url-status=live | archive-date=21 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Patna HC allows rival BCA faction to operate bank account | date=21 September 2011}}</ref> Patna High court in November 2011, directed the state government to file an intervener petition in a case related to the Bihar Cricket Association.The government's counsel, AAG 1 Lalit Kishore, told the court that both the factions of BCA, one headed by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and the other by Binod Kumar, have not made government a party in the petition.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/HC-directive-in-BCA-case/articleshow/10925093.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221082610/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-30/patna/30458149_1_hc-directive-petition-bca | url-status=live | archive-date=21 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=HC directive in BCA case | date=30 November 2011}}</ref> [[Bombay High Court]] in December 2010 held that "the present petitioner (CAB) never claimed to be successor of BCA Patna (which represented Bihar in BCCI before bifurcation) and BCA Patna has already given up its challenge to the recommendations of the committee that JSCA is the changed name of BCA (1935). It is, therefore, necessary for the petitioner to apply for an affiliate membership at the first instance and then seek promotion as an associate member and thereafter full member. The Rules and Regulations are binding and the BCCI must follow the said Rules"<ref name="bombay">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/No-relief-for-Cricket-Association-of-Bihar-from-Bombay-HC/articleshow/7118286.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826081301/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-17/top-stories/28216802_1_bcci-chirayu-amin-bifurcation|url-status=live|archive-date=26 August 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=No relief for Cricket Association of Bihar from Bombay HC|access-date=12 December 2010}}</ref>

==BCA timeline==
* 18 March 2001: SGM of BCA, 1935 held at [[Jamshedpur]]; [[Jharkhand State Cricket Association]] for [[Jharkhand]] and Bihar Cricket Association for [[Bihar]] formed;
* 20 May 2001: [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] elected BCA president;
* 29 September 2001: BCCI led by [[A. C. Muthiah]] grants Full membership to BCA;
* 30 September 2001: [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]] elected BCCI president, disaffiliates BCA led by [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], grants Full membership to [[Jharkhand State Cricket Association]].
* 27 September 2008: BCCI, in its AGM, grants associate membership to BCA, Patna;
* October 2009: BCCI grants Rs. 50 lakh to BCA for infrastructure development and cricketing activities; no funding in November 2010 and December 2011 due to alleged financial bungling and litigation
* 3 April 2010: BCA elections, scheduled to be held on 4 April, postponed by the electoral officer and retired [[Patna High Court]] judge after complaints about voters' list and issuance of notice
* 30 June 2010: Managing Committee dissolved and a 13-member ad hoc committee formed; decided to hold elections within six months
* 21 August 2010: BCA secretary [[Ajay Narayan Sharma]] suspended from ad hoc committee
* 12 September 2010: [[Ajay Narayan Sharma]] faction claims to have held SGM and AGM and constituted a Managing Committee at the instance of 1/3rd of the members, supersedes ad hoc committee
* 20 September 2011: Single judge of Patna HC holds legal the AGM of Sept 12, 2010; LPA (1713/2011) filed in division bench of Patna HC challenging the legality of the single judge decision
* 2 February 2012: Diverse opinion; matter referred to Full Bench of [[Patna High Court]]
* 10 July 2013: [[Patna High Court]] allows Sharma to operate BCA account
* 29 November 2013: Special Leave Petition filed in SC, notices sent 44 respondents. SC appointed Retd. High Court Judge to hold election.
* Election held on 23 Sept. 2015 in which both faction of BCA participated.
* September 2015: [[Abdul Bari Siddiqui]] was elected BCA president
* 18 July 2016: Became full member of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] as [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] approved recommendations of the [[RM Lodha Committee]]
* 4 January 2018: [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] directed [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] to allow Bihar Cricket Association to participate in Ranji Trophy & other BCCI Tournament as [[Bihar cricket team]] from 2018.

The [[Association of Bihar Cricket]] and [[Cricket Association of Bihar]] on 11 July 2012 charged the [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]-led Bihar Cricket Association of committing financial irregularities to the tune of {{INR}} 5 million, which the BCCI had granted for development of the game in the state in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Lalu-Yadav-faces-revolt-over-financial-irregularities-in-Bihar-Cricket-Association/16207 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215185516/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Lalu-Yadav-faces-revolt-over-financial-irregularities-in-Bihar-Cricket-Association/16207 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-15 |title=Lalu Yadav faces revolt over financial irregularities in Bihar Cricket Association — Latest Cricket News, Articles & Videos at |publisher=Cricketcountry.com |access-date=2013-12-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/bihar-cricket-bodies-bowl-beamers-at-lalu/973106/ |title=Out of comfort zone: India will have to deal with new ODI rules |publisher=Cricket.expressindia.com |date=2013-05-30 |access-date=2013-12-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220160401/http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/bihar-cricket-bodies-bowl-beamers-at-lalu/973106/ |archivedate=20 December 2013}}</ref> The Bihar government had dissolved the BCA on grounds of irregularities in December 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://post.jagran.com/Bihar-cricket-bodies-unite-against-Laluled-organization-1342023500 |title=Bihar cricket bodies unite against Lalu-led organization |publisher=Post.jagran.com |date=2012-07-11 |access-date=2013-12-20 |archive-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220223245/http://post.jagran.com/Bihar-cricket-bodies-unite-against-Laluled-organization-1342023500 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Kirti-seeks-Lalus-resignation/articleshow/3643975.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221082433/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-27/patna/27891491_1_bca-bcci-decision-inquiry-report | url-status=live | archive-date=21 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Kirti seeks Lalu's resignation | date=27 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BCA-adamant-to-hold-tournaments/articleshow/3975458.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221082213/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-14/patna/28043804_1_bca-tournaments-for-three-years-bihar-cricket-association | url-status=live | archive-date=21 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=BCA adamant, to hold tournaments | date=14 January 2009}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bihar cricket team]]
*[[Ranji Trophy]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/bihar-has-earned-a-name-in-cricket-for-two-decades-neither-sports-nor-players-5910538.html

==External links==
*[http://www.biharcricketassociation.com/ Official BCA website]
*[https://madhubanidca.com Official website of Madhubani District Cricket Association]

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Bihar Cricket Association - Revision history

MargretGerken at 22:53, 29 January 2026