Patna: All arrangements have been finalised for the Cooch Behar Trophy match, set to take place at Patna’s Moinul Haq Stadium between Bihar and Jharkhand from November 20 to November 23. Both Bihar and Jharkhand teams underwent rigorous practice sessions on the stadium’s practice wickets on Tuesday, focusing on honing their batting, bowling, and fielding skills ahead of the much-anticipated contest.
To ensure the smooth conduct of the match, key officials have arrived in Patna. Match referee N. Arjun Yadav, along with umpires Dharmesh Kumar Bhardwaj and Milind Bhatt from the BCCI, will oversee proceedings. Senior video analyst Abhishek Yadav, video analyst Mrityunjay Sharma, online scorer Nitesh Kumar, and manual scorer Abhinav Kumar have been appointed for this match. 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)
Cricket enthusiasts can look forward to an enthralling four days of action as the two teams compete to assert their dominance in this prestigious tournament.
