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 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners: 2025-26
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)
India Capped player from other state who played for Jharkhand, along with year: Vijay Bharadwaj (2005)
Notable players at the domestic level: Mihir Diwakar (2004-2009) Shankar Rao (2004-2013) Ishank Jaggi (2007-2021) Rahul Shukla (2009-2024) Kumar Deobrat (2011-2024) Virat Singh (2014-present) Anukul Roy (2018-present)
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold. Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen Virat Singh Left-handed Right-arm leg break Vice-Captain Shikhar Mohan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sharandeep Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium Md Kounain Quraishi Right-handed Right-arm off break Kumar Suraj Left-handed All-Rounders Sahil Raj Right-handed Right-arm medium Utkarsh Singh Left-handed Right-arm off break Rajandeep Singh Right-handed Right-arm off break Aditya Singh Left-handed Right-arm off break Shubh Sharma Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers Kumar Kushagra Right-handed Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL Robin Minz Right-handed Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL Ishan Kishan Left-handed Captain Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Pankaj Kumar Right-handed Spin-bowlers Anukul Roy Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL Manishi Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Rishav Raj Right-handed Right-arm off break Amit Kumar Right-handed Right-arm leg break Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Fast-bowlers Sushant Mishra Left-handed Left-arm medium Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL Vikash Singh Left-handed Left-arm medium Shubham Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium Saurabh Shekhar Right-handed Right-arm medium Jatin Pandey Right-handed Right-arm medium Bal Krishna Right-handed Right-arm medium
Updated as on 8 February 2026
Coaching staff Coaching staff have one head coach. Head Coach :- S.S.Rao Batting Coach :- Ratan Kumar
Physiotherapist- Bala Easwaran
Analyst:- Kunal Kr Singh
See also Jharkhand State Cricket Association
References
External links Official website of Jharkhand State Cricket Association Jharkhand at CricketArchive