:Bihar cricket team

{{Infobox cricket team

| team_name = Bihar Cricket Team
बिहार क्रिकेट टीम

| image =

| captain = Veer Pratap Singh

| coach = Vikash Kumar

| founded = 1936

| ground = Moin-ul-Haq Stadium

| capacity = 25,000

| ground2 = Rajgir International Cricket Stadium
Urja Stadium

| capacity2 = 45,000
5,000

| owner = Bihar Cricket Association

| first_fc = 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 Indian domestic cricket competitions. It is run by 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.{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wc-brings-in-focus-poor-state-of-cricketing-affairs-in-bihar/1/135547.html|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}}{{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 }} Before this partition Bihar played 236 first-class matches, winning 78, losing 56 and drawing 102.[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 }}

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.{{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 }}{{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 }} On 19 September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Nagaland by 8 wickets.{{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}}{{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}}

On 8 October 2018, Bihar defeated Mizoram by 9 wickets to enter the Quarter-finals of 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{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}}{{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}} Bihar won the Plate Group and progressed to the knock-out phase of the tournament. However, they were beaten by nine wickets by Mumbai in their quarter-final match to be knocked out of the tournament.{{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}}{{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}}

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they lost to Uttarakhand by ten wickets.{{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}}{{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 }} They finished the 2018–19 tournament second in the table, with six wins from their eight matches.{{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}}

In March 2019, Bihar finished sixth in Group B of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with one win from their six matches.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

On 29 January 2023, Bihar defeated Manipur by 220 runs to win the Plate Group Final of 2022-23 Ranji Trophy.{{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}}

Honours

Ranji Trophy
Runners-up: 1975–76

Home grounds

Name	City	State	\|First used	\|Last used	Notes
class ="wikitable sortable"
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium	Patna	Bihar	1970	2023	BCA Home Ground, Hosted three ODIs
Rajgir International Cricket Stadium	Nalanda	Bihar	Under Construction	-	Upcoming International Cricket Stadium of Bihar
Urja Stadium	Patna	Bihar	2017	2021
Nehru Smarak Stadium	Bhagalpur	Bihar	1972	1973

Current squad

align=center\| Name !align=center\| Birth date !align=center\| Batting style !align=center\| Bowling style !align=center\| Notes
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Batsmen
Sakibul Gani	{{birth date and age\|1999\|9\|2\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Vice-Captain
Vaibhav Suryavanshi	{{birth date and age\|2011\|3\|27\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Ayush Loharuka	{{birth date and age\|2003\|6\|26\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Babul Kumar	{{birth date and age\|1993\|01\|12\|df=y}}	Right-handed
Piyush Singh	{{birth date and age\|2001\|5\|4\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Mangal Mahrour	{{birth date and age\|1992\|4\|1\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Kumar Rajnish	{{birth date and age\|1993\|12\|28\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Rishav Raj	{{birth date and age\|1996\|2\|3\|df=y}}	Right-handed
Harsh Raj	{{birth date and age\|2000\|2\|25\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Mayank Choudhary	{{birth date and age\|2001\|5\|14\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| All-Rounders
Raghuvendra Pratap	{{birth date and age\|2003\|8\|1\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Sachin Kumar Singh	{{birth date and age\|1997\|12\|25\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Veer Pratap Singh	{{birth date and age\|1992\|5\|3\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Wicket-keepers
Bipin Saurabh	{{birth date and age\|1999\|11\|20\|df=y}}	Right-handed
Sharman Nigrodh	{{birth date and age\|2005\|05\|28\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Balijeet Bihari	{{birth date and age\|2002\|9\|4\|df=y}}	Right-handed
colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Spin Bowlers
Himanshu Singh	{{birth date and age\|1997\|9\|23\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm legbreak
Suraj Kashyap	{{birth date and age\|2003\|8\|14\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Gajendra Singh	{{birth date and age\|1998\|12\|20\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Pace Bowlers
Nawaz Khan	{{birth date and age\|1995\|4\|8\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sakib Hussain	{{birth date and age\|2004\|12\|14\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Amod Yadav	{{birth date and age\|2001\|12\|10\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as on 30 January 2025

Support staff

Team Manager: Ajay Tiwari
Head Coach: Pawan Kumar{{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 }}
Assistant Coach: Sanjay Kumar
Team Physio: Dr. Abhishek
Team Trainer: Akhilesh Shukla