Unlike the other eight teams who got the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) recognition to make their foray into Ranji Trophy in 2018, Bihar had to wait for about 18 years to make a comeback into the premier domestic tournament in the country.
And at Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium in Patna on Sunday, they claimed the Ranji Trophy Plate Group final by 220 runs to remind all of the glory days of Bihar cricket and take their place in the Elite group from next season as the better of the two promoted teams — along with Manipur — from the Plate group.