# Jharkhand cricket team

The Jharkhand cricket team is a first-class cricket team based in the Indian state of Jharkhand. When the old state of Bihar was split into Jharkhand state and Bihar state, the Jharkhand team took the place of the Bihar cricket team, as much of the former's state's cricketing infrastructure was in Jharkhand.

## History

Jharkhand State Cricket Association was formed on November 15, 2000, and the team made its first-class debut in November 2004 against Saurashtra in the 2004/05 Ranji Trophy at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot. The match was drawn.
The team won the 2010/11 Vijay Harare Trophy against Gujarat at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Jharkhand batted first and were boosted by several useful contributions from their batsmen while Gujarat in their reply failed to measure up against a dominating bowling performance to sink to a 159-run defeat.
In 2021, Jharkhand have scored 422 runs losing 9 wickets in the first innings. It is the highest ever total in 50 over domestic cricket in India. In March 2022, in the preliminary quarter-final match against Nagaland in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy, Jharkhand made their highest team total in a first-class cricket match with 880, the fourth-highest team total in the Ranji Trophy.

## Honours

* Vijay Hazare Trophy
** Winners: 2010-11

## Home grounds

| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 2006 | | |
| Railway Stadium | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 2009 | | |
| Nehru Stadium | Giridih | Jharkhand | 1989 | 1989 | |
| Hazaribagh Stadium | Hazaribagh | Jharkhand | 1988 | 1988 | |
| Tata Digwadih Stadium | Jamadoba | Jharkhand | 1969 | | |
| Keenan Stadium | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 1939 | 2008 | Hosted ten ODIs. |
| Telco Club Ground | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Birsa Stadium | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 1993 | 1999 | |
| JSCA International Stadium Complex | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 2010 | | Hosted 4 ODIs,1 T20I & 1 Test. |
| Metallurgical & Engineering Consultant Ltd Sail Stadium | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 1984 | | |

## Notable players

Players from Jharkhand who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
* Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2005)
* Varun Aaron (2011)
* Shahbaz Nadeem (2019)
* Ishan Kishan (2023)
Players from Jharkhand who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :
* Saurabh Tiwary (2010)
Notable players at the domestic level:
* Ishank Jaggi
* Rahul Shukla

## Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Virat Singh | (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Twenty20 Captain |
| Sharandeep Singh | (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Kumar Suraj | (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | | |
| Nazim Siddiqui | (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | | |
| Aryaman Sen | (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Vikash Vishal | (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-Rounders |||||
| Utkarsh Singh | (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Bal Krishna | (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Supriyo Chakraborty | (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Aditya Singh | (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Kumar Kushagra | (2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
| Ishan Kishan | (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | | First-class & List A Captain Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Robin Minz | (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Pankaj Kumar | (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | | |
| Spin-bowlers |||||
| Anukul Roy | (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL |
| Manishi | (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Atul Surwar | (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Ravi Kumar Yadav | (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Fast-bowlers |||||
| Vikash Singh | (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Vikas Kumar | (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Vivekanand Tiwari | (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Saurabh Shekhar | (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Varun Aaron | (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025

## Coaching staff

Coaching staff have one head coach.
* Head Coach :- S.S.Rao
Batting Coach :- Ratan Kumar
Physiotherapist- Bala Easwaran
Analyst:- Kunal Kr Singh