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Till 2001,Bihar Cricket Association was affiliated to the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] is the parent body or governing the game of Cricket in Bihar, and involved in the conduct of the game from the grass root level to the International level.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wc-brings-in-focus-poor-state-of-cricketing-affairs-in-bihar/1/135547.html</ref>
Prior to [[Jharkhand State Cricket Association]], the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA), which was founded in 1935, had been BCCI's regonised cricketing body in undivided Bihar.However, the BCCI withdrew its affiliation to BCA and officially recognised the Amitabh Chaudhary-led Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA).Enjoying proximity to Union minister [[Sharad Pawar]], former Bihar chief minister [[Lalu Prasad]] had formed BCA in Patna in 2001 wth himself as its president.The Bihar Cricket Association promotes and develops Cricket by conducting various League Tournaments,Tournaments for the age group Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 categories besides organising and conducting National Tournaments.<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101122/jsp/bihar/story_13203800.jsp</ref><ref>http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2011/09/03/dhoni-to-set-up-cricket-academy-in-bihar.html</ref> BCA regained its affiliation with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after six years in 2006.BCCI said that time Bihar and Jharkand Cricket Associations will be merged, under the banner of the BCA.<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/256671.html</ref><ref>http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2005/07/18/1807lalu.html</ref><ref>http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=404265</ref>But the implementation of the decision was subject to the approval by the Jharkhand High Court, which would hear the case filed by the Jharkhand State Cricket Association on September 1,2006<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/256755.html</ref>
==Two other Bihar cricket boards==
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