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{{Infobox cricket team
| team_name = Bihar Cricket Team<br />बिहार क्रिकेट टीम
| image = Logo Bihar Cricket Association.svg
| captain = [[Sakibul Gani]]
| coach = Vikash Kumar
| founded = 1936
| ground = [[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]]
| capacity = 25,000
| ground2 = [[Rajgir International Cricket Stadium]] <br/> [[Urja Stadium]]
| capacity2 = 100
,000 <br/> 5,000
| owner = [[Bihar Cricket Association]]
| first_fc = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| first_fc_year = 1936
| first_fc_venue = Rangers Ground, [[Calcutta]]
| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title2wins = 0
| title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title3wins = 0
| website = [https://biharcricketassociation.com/ BCA]
}}

The '''Bihar cricket team''' represents the state of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]n domestic [[cricket]] competitions. It is run by the [[Bihar Cricket Association]].

==History==
===1936 to 2004===
The team competed in the [[Ranji Trophy]] from 1936–37 until 2003–04. When the state of Bihar was divided into two states, [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]], most of the former state's cricket infrastructure was in [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]], so [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] commenced playing in the Ranji Trophy. The state of Bihar was no longer represented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/opinion/giridhar-jha/story/wc-brings-in-focus-poor-state-of-cricketing-affairs-in-bihar-132316-2011-04-17|title=It's definitely not cricket|website=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918071458/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wc-brings-in-focus-poor-state-of-cricketing-affairs-in-bihar/1/135547.html|archive-date=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Balajee |first1=C. R. |title=14 years of cricket starvation for Bihar |url=https://www.saddahaq.com/14year-of-cricket-starvation-in-bihar |date=7 August 2015 |website=SaddaHaq |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181353/https://www.saddahaq.com/14year-of-cricket-starvation-in-bihar |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before this partition Bihar played 236 first-class matches, winning 78, losing 56 and drawing 102.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/40/match_lists.html Bihar's first-class record] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712165732/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/40/match_lists.html |date=12 July 2017 }}</ref>

Bihar's best performance in Ranji Trophy was in [[1975-76 Ranji Trophy]] season, when [[Daljit Singh (cricketer, born 1940s)|Daljit Singh]] led Bihar to Ranji Trophy finals.

===2018 onwards===
In April 2018, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) reinstated Bihar, ahead of the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]] tournament.<ref name="85th">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23216954/no-irani-cup-2018-19-domestic-season |title=No Irani Cup in 2018–19 domestic season? |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032829/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23216954/no-irani-cup-2018-19-domestic-season |archive-date=18 April 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Bihar">{{cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-technical-committee-approves-bihars-participation-in-ranji-trophy-1720227.html |title=BCCI Technical Committee Approves Bihar's Participation in Ranji Trophy |publisher=News18 |access-date=17 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032524/https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-technical-committee-approves-bihars-participation-in-ranji-trophy-1720227.html |archive-date=18 April 2018 }}</ref> On 19 September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], beating [[Nagaland cricket team|Nagaland]] by 8 wickets.<ref>{{cite news|last=PTI|date=19 September 2018|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/vijay-hazare-trophy-bihar-make-winning-return-to-domestic-cricket/articleshow/65873882.cms |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar make winning return to domestic cricket |work=Times of India |access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156795.html |title=Plate, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 19 2018 |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

On 8 October 2018, Bihar defeated [[Mizoram cricket team|Mizoram]] by 9 wickets to enter the Quarter-finals of [[2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/104434/bihar-thrash-mizoram-to-make-vijay-hazare-qf|title=Bihar thrash Mizoram to make Vijay Hazare QF|access-date=8 October 2018|work=cricbuzz|date=8 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="espncricinfo1">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24931220/jharkhand-haryana-services-tamil-nadu-jostle-last-two-quarter-final-spots |title=Jharkhand, Haryana, Services and Tamil Nadu jostle for last two quarter-final spots |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> Bihar won the Plate Group and progressed to the knock-out phase of the tournament.<ref name="espncricinfo1"/> However, they were beaten by nine wickets by [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] in their quarter-final match to be knocked out of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8890/report/1158649/mumbai-vs-bihar-1st-quarter-final-vijay-hazare-trophy |title=Mumbai storm into Vijay Hazare semi-finals after routing Bihar for 69 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/104543/mumbai-crush-bihar-to-reach-vijay-hazare-sf|title=Mumbai crush Bihar to reach Vijay Hazare SF|date=14 October 2018|work=CricBuzz|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>

In November 2018, in their opening match of the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]], they lost to [[Uttarakhand cricket team|Uttarakhand]] by ten wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/104876/ranji-highlights-mumbai-up-assert-dominance |title=Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls |date=3 November 2018 |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-sikkim-record-innings-victory-over-manipur-5432889/ |title=Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur |work=The Indian Express |access-date=3 November 2018|date=3 November 2018 }}</ref> They finished the 2018–19 tournament second in the table, with six wins from their eight matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/8050/ranji-trophy |title=Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>

In March 2019, Bihar finished sixth in [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group B|Group B]] of the [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]], with one win from their six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/8661/season/2019/india-dom-t20 |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> [[Keshav Kumar]] was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 145 runs, and [[Ashutosh Aman]] was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12593;team=1636;type=tournament |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Bihar: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>

On 29 January 2023, Bihar defeated [[Manipur cricket team|Manipur]] by 220 runs to win the Plate Group Final of [[2022-23 Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/125332/dominant-bihar-prevail-in-ranji-plate-group-final|title=Dominant Bihar prevail in ranji plate group final|access-date=29 January 2023|work=cricbuzz|date=29 January 2023}}</ref>

==Honours==
* '''[[Ranji Trophy]]'''
** '''Runners-up:''' [[1975–76 Ranji Trophy|1975–76]]

==Home grounds==

{| class ="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! City !! [[States of India|State]] !! |First used !! |Last used !! Notes
|-
|[[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]] || [[Patna]] || [[Bihar]] || 1970 || 2023 || BCA Home Ground, Hosted three ODIs
|-
|[[Rajgir International Cricket Stadium]] || [[Nalanda]] || [[Bihar]] || Under Construction || - || Upcoming Cricket Stadium
|-
| [[Urja Stadium]] || [[Patna]] || [[Bihar]] || 2017 || 2021 ||Owned by Bihar power department
|}

==Current squad==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Batting style
!align=center| Bowling style
!align=center| Notes
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
| [[Mangal Mahrour]] || {{birth date and age|1992|4|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] || {{birth date and age|2011|3|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Slow left arm orthodox || Plays for '''[[Rajasthan Royals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Piyush Singh]] || {{birth date and age|2001|5|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm offbreak ||
|-
| [[Kumar Rajnish]] || {{birth date and age|1993|12|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm offbreak ||
|-
| Arnav Kishor || {{birth date and age|2002|10|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm offbreak ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | All-Rounders
|-
| [[Sakibul Gani]] || {{birth date and age|1999|9|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || '''Captain'''
|-
| Akash Raj || {{birth date and age|2002|10|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| [[Raghuvendra Pratap Singh|Raghuvendra Pratap]] || {{birth date and age|2003|8|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast ||
|-
| Khalid Alam || {{birth date and age|1999|11|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Slow left arm orthodox ||
|-
| [[Sachin Kumar Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1997|12|25|df=y}} || Left-handed || Slow left arm orthodox ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| Bipin Saurabh || {{birth date and age|1999|11|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
| Ayush Loharuka || {{birth date and age|2003|6|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Suraj Kashyap]] || {{birth date and age|2003|8|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm offbreak ||
|-
| Himanshu Singh || {{birth date and age|1997|9|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm legbreak ||
|-
| Himanshu Tiwari || {{birth date and age|2003|1|22|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Slow left arm orthodox ||
|-
| Shubham Roy || {{birth date and age|1998|10|21|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Slow left arm orthodox ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace Bowlers
|-
| [[Amod Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|2001|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| Sakib Hussain || {{birth date and age|2004|12|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Shabbir Khan]] || {{birth date and age|1997|3|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| Shabir Khan || {{birth date and age|1998|12|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| Mohammed Izhar || {{birth date and age|2004|1|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm medium || Plays for '''[[Mumbai Indians]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| Badal Kanauji || {{birth date and age|2006|8|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm medium ||
|}

''Updated as on 26 January 2026''

==Support staff==
#Team Manager: Ajay Tiwari
#Head Coach: Pawan Kumar<ref>{{cite web |url=https://biharcricketassociation.com/notification.php?value=397 |title=Team Bihar's players list along with the support staff to participate in BCCI's Domestic Tournament – SMAT-T20 for Season 2022–2023. |work=Bihar Cricket Association |access-date=4 October 2022 |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027173725/https://biharcricketassociation.com/notification.php?value=397 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
#Assistant Coach: Sanjay Kumar
#Team Physio: Dr. Abhishek
#Team Trainer: Akhilesh Shukla

==Players==
{{Main|List of Bihar cricketers}}
{{div col}}{{div col end}}
*[[Abhijeet Saket]]
*[[Bimal Bose]]
*[[Daljit Singh (cricketer, born 1940s)|Daljit Singh]]
*[[M.S. Dhoni]]
*[[Pawan Kumar (cricketer, born 1969)|Pawan Kumar]]
*[[Raghuvendra Pratap Singh (cricketer)|Raghuvendra Pratap Singh]]
*[[Rajiv Kumar (cricketer)|Rajiv Kumar]]
*[[Ramesh Saxena]]
*[[Randhir Singh (cricketer)|Randhir Singh]]
*[[Sakibul Gani]]
*[[Sakib Hussain]]
*[[Shute Banerjee]]
*[[Sujit Mukherjee]]
*[[Syed Saba Karim]]
*[[Tariq-ur-Rehman]]
*[[Tarun Kumar (cricketer)|Tarun Kumar]]
*[[Veer Pratap Singh]]
*[[V. Venkatram]]
*[[Zeeshan Ali]]

==See also==
*[[Bihar Women's cricket team]]
*[[Bihar Cricket Association]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/40/match_lists.html Lists of matches played by Bihar]

{{Ranji Trophy}}

[[Category:First-class cricket teams in India|Bihar]]
[[Category:Cricket in Bihar]]
[[Category:1936 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1936]]

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Pendu Mania at 09:51, 21 March 2026