| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Veer Pratap Singh |
| Coach | Vikash Kumar |
| Owner | Bihar Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Home ground | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Rajgir International Cricket Stadium Urja Stadium |
| Secondary ground capacity | 45,000 5,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Bengal in 1936 at Rangers Ground,Calcutta |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | BCA |
TheBihar cricket team represents the state ofBihar inIndian domesticcricket competitions. It is run byBihar Cricket Association.
The team competed in theRanji Trophy from 1936–37 until 2003–04. When the state of Bihar was divided into two states,Bihar andJharkhand, most of the former state's cricket infrastructure was inJharkhand, soJharkhand 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 in1975-76 Ranji Trophy season, whenDaljit Singh led Bihar to Ranji Trophy finals.
In April 2018, theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reinstated Bihar, ahead of the2018–19 Ranji Trophy tournament.[4][5] On 19 September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beatingNagaland by 8 wickets.[6][7]
On 8 October 2018, Bihar defeatedMizoram by 9 wickets to enter the Quarter-finals of2018-19 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 byMumbai in their quarter-final match to be knocked out of the tournament.[10][11]
In November 2018, in their opening match of the2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they lost toUttarakhand 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 inGroup B of the2018–19 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, andAshutosh Aman was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals.[16]
On 29 January 2023, Bihar defeatedManipur by 220 runs to win the Plate Group Final of2022-23 Ranji Trophy.[17]
| 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 International Cricket Stadium of Bihar |
| Urja Stadium | Patna | Bihar | 2017 | 2021 | |
| Nehru Smarak Stadium | Bhagalpur | Bihar | 1972 | 1973 |
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Sakibul Gani | (1999-09-02)2 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-Captain |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | (2011-03-27)27 March 2011 (age 13) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Plays forRajasthan Royals inIPL |
| Ayush Loharuka | (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Babul Kumar | (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | ||
| Piyush Singh | (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Mangal Mahrour | (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Kumar Rajnish | (1993-12-28)28 December 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Rishav Raj | (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | ||
| Harsh Raj | (2000-02-25)25 February 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Mayank Choudhary | (2001-05-14)14 May 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| All-Rounders | ||||
| Raghuvendra Pratap | (2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Sachin Kumar Singh | (1997-12-25)25 December 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Veer Pratap Singh | (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Bipin Saurabh | (1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | ||
| Sharman Nigrodh | (2005-05-28)28 May 2005 (age 19) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Balijeet Bihari | (2002-09-04)4 September 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Himanshu Singh | (1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | |
| Suraj Kashyap | (2003-08-14)14 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Gajendra Singh | (1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Nawaz Khan | (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sakib Hussain | (2004-12-14)14 December 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Amod Yadav | (2001-12-10)10 December 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025