Bihar cricket is rarely too removed from any controversy. Once in a while, Bihar cricket finds itself within the highlight for all of the flawed causes.
And it discovered itself in a controversial state of affairs as soon as once more forward of the Ranji Trophy season that may get underway this month. Bihar will open their marketing campaign towards Haryana on October 11. The squad for the Ranji Trophy opener was finalized simply two days earlier than the match in Rohtak. The squad was finalized solely after quite a lot of drama.
All of it started in August this 12 months when the Patna Excessive Courtroom had appointed Justice Shailesh Kumar Sinha because the ombudsman to supervise the affairs of the Bihar Cricket Affiliation (BCA). After his appointment, Sinha re-appointed Amit Kumar who was answerable for taking the matter to the court docket within the first place.
Amit Kumar had approached the court docket after present president Rakesh Tiwari sacked him because the BCA secretary. The BCA president additionally appointed a brand new choice panel. The Zishan-ul Yaquin-led panel chosen a Bihar squad on October 7.
Nonetheless, on Tuesday (October 8), the Patna Excessive Courtroom stayed its August 5 order. It successfully made the choice committee’s resolution null and void. The choice additionally meant that Amit Kumar was not the secretary anymore.
After all of the bulletins, a range committee led by Madhusudan Tantubhai introduced one other squad. In the meantime, Kumar is by no means happy with the latest selections and is planning to strategy to take the matter to the Supreme Courtroom.
“I respect the court docket’s order, however after Dussehra [the Hindu festival on October 12], I’ll communicate to my lawyer and if he agrees, I’ll take the matter to the Supreme Courtroom,” Kumar informed ESPNcricinfo.
Reduction for Bihar cricketers:
The newest resolution from the court docket might be a giant reduction for Bihar cricketers who have been in an disagreeable state of affairs as a result of energy wrestle between President Tiwari and Secretary Kumar. Only a week earlier than the primary Ranji Trophy sport, two totally different groups have been coaching in two totally different camps in Patna.
The same incident had taken earlier this 12 months as nicely. In January, two groups had reported for Bihar’s Ranji sport towards Mumbai in Patna. Later, the Patna Excessive Courtroom intervened to carry the state of affairs beneath management. It was the identical match that noticed India Below-19 batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi make his first-class debut on the age of 12.
With the drama surrounding the squad over, Bihar might be trying to begin their marketing campaign on a great word. They’re in a troublesome group alongside powerhouses similar to Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Kerala. Within the final version of the Ranji Trophy, Bihar had completed final in Group B and might be eyeing a greater efficiency this season.
Bihar squad for Ranji Trophy
Veer Pratap Singh (capt), Shakibul Gani (vice-capt), Bipin Sourabh, Akash Raj, Shraman Nigrodh (wk), Babul Kumar, Ayush Loharuka (wk), Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Mayank Choudhary, Himanshu Singh, Sachin Kumar Singh, Abhijeet Saket, Anuj Raj, Shakib Hussain, Shabbir Khan, Rishav Raj, Harsh Vikram Singh, Jitin Kumar Yadav, Yashpal Yadav, Rishi Raj
