Patna, Oct 8
The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has confirmed that the official selection for the upcoming Ranji Trophy will be conducted solely through the training camp organised under the supervision of BCA President Rakesh Tiwari. The BCA camp is the only authorised program for player selection.
This clarification comes after several players, including Babul Kumar, Veer Pratap, Sharman Nigrodh, Akash Raj, Sakibul Gani etc, raised concerns about their names being falsely included in a list circulated on social media. They affirmed that they have consistently trained only under the official BCA camp, supervised by Rakesh Tiwari.
"The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) office operates from 45/C, Patliputra Colony, Patna. The current office-bearers include Rakesh Kumar Tiwari as president, Dilip Singh as vice-president, Ziaul Arfeen as secretary, Priya Kumari as joint secretary, and Abhishek Nandan as treasurer. The official website of BCA is biharcricketassociation.com," the BCA said in a statement.
The BCA further denounced the confusion created by Amit Kumar under the pretext of selecting the Ranji team, emphasising that no registered players of the BCA have participated in any of Amit Kumar's activities.
"Amit Kumar was suspended from the position of secretary in January 2023 and was officially removed from the post in May 2023 by the order of the Lokpal. He has been spreading misleading information and running an unauthorised BCA website, against which a criminal case has been filed at Patliputra Police Station," the BCA said in a statement.