Bihar cricket team Bihar cricket team The Bihar cricket team is a cricket team representing the state of Bihar in the Indian domestic competitions. The team competed in the Ranji Trophy from 1936-37 until 2003-04, after which it was succeeded by the Jharkhand cricket team. Bihar played 236 first-class matches, winning 78, losing 56 and drawing 102. Bihar Cricket Association released 35 probables for Bihar Cricket Team on 7 July 2017 who represented Bihar in Ranji Trophy. In April 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reinstated Bihar, ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy tournament.On 19 September 2018, they won
Geography of Bihar which was part of Bihar until 2000 but now is part of a separate state called Jharkhand. Bihar has notified forest area of 6,764.14 km², which is 7.1 per cent of its geographical area. The sub Himalayan foothill of Someshwar and Dun ranges in Champaran district another belt of moist deciduous forests. These also consists of shrub, grass and reeds. Here the rainfall is above 1,600 mm and thus promotes luxuriant Sal forests in the favoured areas. The hot and dry summer gives the deciduous forests. The most important trees are Shorea Robusta (Sal), Shisham, Cedrela Toona, Khair, and Semal.