Famous international cricketers from Bihar

Bihar Cricket Association was formed in 1935. Born:

November 14, 1967, Patna

M1 15 15 0/0 1/0 34 362 15.73 0/1 27/3 Karim, who played first-class cricket for Bengal, is a colossal figure in Bihar cricket having represented India. An eye injury while keeping to Anil Kumble in 2000 brought a premature end to his career.

Born:

September 20 1944, Delhi

Died: August 16, 2011, Jamshedpur It participated in Ranji from 1936-37 to 2003-04 before being replaced by Jharkhand Played final in 1975-76 (lost to Bombay by 10 wickets) Born:

February 13, 1969, Patna

M1 25 12.50 16 0/0 Saxena, who played a solitary Test, was one of the finest batsmen of his generation. He moved to Bihar in 1966 after appearing for Delhi. For Bihar, he scored 3,710 runs at 47.56 besides playing a stellar role in the team’s dream run to the Ranji final in 1975-76.

M1 3 3 15.66 3/47 6 49 5 40.40 3/30 Banerjee made his Test debut against Australia in Sydney in 1992, and claimed the wickets of Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor and Geoff Marsh but never got to play for the national team again.

Born:

January 2, 1959, Purnea

M7 135 0/0 3 2/84 25 269 0/0 7 2/48 Son of former CM of Bihar, Bhagwat Jha Azad, Kirti Azad played for Delhi but remains one of best known faces from Bihar. He was a member of the Indian team that won the ODI World Cup in England in 1983.