The Bihar cricket team represents the state of Bihar in Indian 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, so Jharkhand commenced playing in the Ranji Trophy. The state of Bihar was no longer represented.[1][2] Before this partition Bihar played 236 first-class matches, winning 78, losing 56 and drawing 102.[3]
Bihar's best performance in Ranji Trophy was in 1975-76 Ranji Trophy season, when 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.[4][5] On 19 September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Nagaland by 8 wickets.[6][7]
On 8 October 2018, Bihar defeated Mizoram by 9 wickets to enter the Quarter-finals of 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[8][9] Bihar won the Plate Group and progressed to the knock-out phase of the tournament.[9] However, they were beaten by nine wickets by Mumbai in their quarter-final match to be knocked out of the tournament.[10][11]
In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they lost to Uttarakhand by ten wickets.[12][13] They finished the 2018–19 tournament second in the table, with six wins from their eight matches.[14]
In March 2019, Bihar finished sixth in Group B of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with one win from their six matches.[15] 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.[16]
On 29 January 2023, Bihar defeated Manipur by 220 runs to win the Plate Group Final of 2022-23 Ranji Trophy.[17]
Honours
- Ranji Trophy
- Runners-up: 1975–76
Home grounds
| Name | City | 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
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Mangal Mahrour | 1992-4-1 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 2011-3-27 (age 15) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
| Piyush Singh | 2001-5-4 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Kumar Rajnish | 1993-12-28 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Arnav Kishor | 2002-10-18 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| All-Rounders | ||||
| Sakibul Gani | 1999-9-2 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain |
| Akash Raj | 2002-10-24 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Raghuvendra Pratap | 2003-8-1 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Khalid Alam | 1999-11-26 (age 27) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Sachin Kumar Singh | 1997-12-25 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Bipin Saurabh | 1999-11-20 (age 27) | Right-handed | ||
| Ayush Loharuka | 2003-6-26 (age 23) | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Suraj Kashyap | 2003-8-14 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Himanshu Singh | 1997-9-23 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | |
| Himanshu Tiwari | 2003-1-22 (age 23) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Shubham Roy | 1998-10-21 (age 28) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Amod Yadav | 2001-12-10 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sakib Hussain | 2004-12-14 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Shabbir Khan | 1997-3-31 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shabir Khan | 1998-12-3 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Mohammed Izhar | 2004-1-1 (age 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Badal Kanauji | 2006-8-11 (age 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Updated as on 26 January 2026
Support staff
- Team Manager: Ajay Tiwari
- Head Coach: Pawan Kumar[18]
- Assistant Coach: Sanjay Kumar
- Team Physio: Dr. Abhishek
- Team Trainer: Akhilesh Shukla
Players
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- Abhijeet Saket
- Bimal Bose
- Daljit Singh
- M.S. Dhoni
- Pawan Kumar
- Raghuvendra Pratap Singh
- Rajiv Kumar
- Ramesh Saxena
- Randhir Singh
- Sakibul Gani
- Sakib Hussain
- Shute Banerjee
- Sujit Mukherjee
- Syed Saba Karim
- Tariq-ur-Rehman
- Tarun Kumar
- Veer Pratap Singh
- V. Venkatram
- Zeeshan Ali
See also
References
- ↑ It's definitely not cricket. India Today.
- ↑ 14 years of cricket starvation for Bihar. SaddaHaq(7 August 2015). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ↑ Bihar's first-class record Template:Webarchive
- ↑ No Irani Cup in 2018–19 domestic season?. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ↑ BCCI Technical Committee Approves Bihar's Participation in Ranji Trophy. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ↑ Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar make winning return to domestic cricket. Times of India(19 September 2018). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ Plate, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 19 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ Bihar thrash Mizoram to make Vijay Hazare QF. cricbuzz(8 October 2018). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jharkhand, Haryana, Services and Tamil Nadu jostle for last two quarter-final spots. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ↑ Mumbai storm into Vijay Hazare semi-finals after routing Bihar for 69. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ↑ Mumbai crush Bihar to reach Vijay Hazare SF(14 October 2018). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ↑ Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls(3 November 2018). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur(3 November 2018). Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Bihar: Batting and bowling averages. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ Dominant Bihar prevail in ranji plate group final(29 January 2023). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ↑ Team Bihar's players list along with the support staff to participate in BCCI's Domestic Tournament – SMAT-T20 for Season 2022–2023.. Retrieved 4 October 2022.