Patna: All preparations are in place for the upcoming Cooch Behar Trophy cricket match between Bihar and Jharkhand, scheduled to take place from November 20 to November 23 at the iconic Moinul Haq Stadium in Patna. On the eve of the match, both the Bihar and Jharkhand teams conducted intense practice sessions on the stadium’s practice wickets, focusing on batting, bowling, and fielding.
Key officials have arrived to ensure the smooth conduct of the match. Match referee N. Arjun Yadav, along with umpires Dharmesh Kumar Bhardwaj and Milind Bhatt from the BCCI, is in Patna. Senior video analyst Abhishek Yadav, video analyst Mrityunjay Sharma, online scorer Nitesh Kumar, and manual scorer Abhinav Kumar have also been appointed for the event. Ajit Pandey will serve as the ACLU, with Rajiv Nandan Singh assisting as the secondary umpire.
Bihar Team
- Captain: Md Alam
- Vice-Captain: Vasudev Prasad Singh
- Players: Aditya Sinha, Gautam Kumar, Prithvi Raj, Anubhav Singh, Parth, Md Taufiq (wicketkeeper), Ayush Raj (wicketkeeper), Kumar Tejaswi Yadav, Abhishek Kumar, Satyam Kumar, Suman Kumar, Badal Kumar, Agastya, Nitesh Gulli, Aditya Raj, Suryam Raj, Shashwat Giri, Ayush Kumar Singh, Deepesh Kumar Gupta, Aarav Jha
- Support Staff: Sanjay Kumar (coach), Md Rahmatullah (assistant coach), Md Shahwaz Ahmed Khan (physio), Abhishek Kumar (trainer), Manish Anand (manager)
Jharkhand Team
- Captain: Brajesh Dutta
- Vice-Captain: Tanish Chaubey
- Players: Vatshal Tiwari, Chaitanya Bir, Krish Sharma, Vivek Kumar, Sentu Kumar Yadav, Lakshya Kaushik, Vibhu Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Prince Mishra, Ishan Om, Ryan Sapkota, Shivansh, Ayush Kumar, Rohit Kumar
- Support Staff: Ishan Jaggi (head coach), Sunny Gupta (coach), Shabir Hussain (coach), Ranchal Chaudhary (physio), Rajesh Kumar (trainer), Umesh Kumar Pathak (manager), Rupak Kumar (liaison officer)
The stage is set for an exciting four days of cricket as both teams gear up to showcase their skills.
