The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League is going on, in which more than half of the matches have been played. Till now, more than one match has been seen in the league. We have seen 265 being chased, we have seen Delhi getting reduced to 75 on the same pitch. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is batting explosively this year too, he has scored a century in 36 balls in the ongoing season. He comes from Bihar, but he is not the only one who is from Bihar and is making waves in IPL. Know about those players here.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was born on March 27, 2011 in Tajpur, Samastipur, Bihar. He started playing cricket at the age of 4 and created history by making his IPL debut at the age of 14. He is the youngest player to play in IPL. In the very first season, he created history by scoring a century in 35 balls, he is the fastest Indian to score a century in the league.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi played for Bihar Under-19 team at the age of 12. In 2024, he made his debut for Team India’s Under-19 team by playing against Australia Under-19 team.
Vaibhav has played 15 matches in IPL so far, in which he has scored a total of 609 runs. Apart from 2 centuries, he has also scored 3 half-centuries. He has hit 56 sixes in the league.
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Shakib Hussain (SRH)
Fast bowler Saqib Hussain made his IPL debut in the ongoing season, he is in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. He made headlines by taking 4 wickets in the very first match. 21 year old Saqib was born on December 14, 2004 in Gopalganj, Bihar. He started playing cricket with tennis balls in his village. Shakib was bought by KKR for the first time in 2024, although he could not play for them.
Ishan Kishan (SRH)
Ishan Kishan had played a brilliant inning of 74 runs against Rajasthan Royals in the last match, on the basis of which his team chased the run of 229 runs. He had also played a brilliant inning of 91 runs in the last match against Rajasthan in the same season. Ishaan was born on July 18, 1988 in Patna, the capital of Bihar.
Ishan Kishan is the pride of Bihar, who was a part of the T20 World Cup 2024 winning team. Ishaan joined SRH last year. Ishaan captained the SRH team in the initial matches of IPL 2026.
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Mukesh Kumar (DC)
Mukesh Kumar was also born in Gopalganj, Bihar. 32 year old Mukesh is involved in Delhi Capitals. However, his performance in the ongoing edition has not been good, he has taken only 5 wickets in 7 matches. He made his IPL debut in 2023, since then he is a part of the DC team.
These players from Bihar also included in IPL 2026
Patna-born Mohammad Salahuddin Izhar is included in the Mumbai Indians team, although he has not got a chance to debut yet. Sushant Mishra, who comes from Darbhanga, is included in Rajasthan Royals, before this he was included in Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad, although he has not got a chance to debut in IPL yet. Amit Kumar, who is in Sunrisers Hyderabad, is also from Bihar. He also has not made his debut.
