BCCI Cracks Down: India Under-19 Legspinner Banned for Two Years for Age Fraud
The board said multiple birth certificates and Aadhaar records made him ineligible for age-group cricket.
- The BCCI banned Under-19 cricketer Rohit Yadav for two years, while the Cricket Association of Bengal declared 62 players, including Ravi Kumar, ineligible due to documentation discrepancies.
- Rohit Yadav's suspension followed scrutiny during the India U-19 team's tour of Sri Lanka, where investigators discovered multiple birth certificates with conflicting years alongside inconsistent Aadhaar records updated between 2017 and 2021.
- Former India Under-19 World Cup-winning player Ravi Kumar was flagged for a 45-month age discrepancy, and left-arm spin all-rounder Vishal Bhatti also appears on the Cricket Association of Bengal's ineligibility list.
- The Cricket Association of Bengal declared the 62 players ineligible for registration or transfer during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons following its wider scrutiny of documentation now publicly available on its website.
- These developments disrupt squad preparations for upcoming home games against the Australia U-19 side, with matches slated later this month in Rajkot and Ahmedabad as the board enforces stricter verification protocols.
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Age fraud scandal: BCCI bans India U-19 spinner
The BCCI has banned Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for two years due to age misrepresentation, following discrepancies found in his birth certificates and Aadhaar records. This ban comes after he had already represented India's U-19 team. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has also declared 62 other players, including former U-19 World Cup winner Ravi Kumar, ineligible for similar age-related issues, highlighting a wider crackdown on age fr…
BENGAL CRICKET HAS COME UP AGAINST A MAJOR STALEMATE OF AGE FRAUD. A combined 65 players have been banned following the investigation. The action has put several cricketers in trouble, including a player from the World Cup-winning team. In the documents of some players, a difference of several years in age has been revealed.
There is no telling what someone will do to play cricket. But in the last few years, age fraud has become a headache for the BCCI. On the other hand, the Cricket Association of Bengal has banned 65 players. If you look at the age gap in this, you will be shocked.
New Delhi. Taking a big action, the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Cricket Association of Bengal decided to ban many players simultaneously. The issue of age manipulation has come up once again in Indian cricket. After finding an error in the documents submitted regarding age, the BCCI [...]
Age Fraud: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has given a big shock to the young cricketers shining in domestic cricket. It has banned Under-19 World Cup winner Ravi Kumar and Rohit Yadav from the Under-19 squad.
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