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BCCI bans Rohit Yadav for two years over age fraud; CAB flags 62 cricketers

BCCI banned Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for two years for age misrepresentation, weeks after his India U-19 selection.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for misrepresenting his age, weeks after he was selected in India's Under-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia. [1] Rohit Yadav, originally from Uttar Pradesh, represented India during the Under-19 team's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2026, taking six wickets and helping the side win the final Test. [2] The age discrepancy came to light when Rohit Yadav's documents were scrutinised in Sri Lanka; he has three birth certificates carrying different years of birth - 2007, 2009, and 2010 - making him ineligible to play in age-group cricket. [3] The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) had earlier kept Rohit Yadav out of its junior teams over the discrepancies and subsequently informed the BCCI, which then barred him from participating in domestic cricket for two years and informed all affiliated State associations. [4] ESPNcricinfo reported that as many as 64 age fraud cases have come to the Cricket Association of Bengal's attention. [5] The age discrepancy in Rohit Yadav's case was discovered during the Cricket Association of Bengal's documentation collection. [6]
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  1. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for misrepresenting his age, weeks after he was selected in India's Under-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia. · The HinduIndia
  2. Rohit Yadav, originally from Uttar Pradesh, represented India during the Under-19 team's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2026, taking six wickets and helping the side win the final Test. · The HinduIndia
  3. The age discrepancy came to light when Rohit Yadav's documents were scrutinised in Sri Lanka; he has three birth certificates carrying different years of birth - 2007, 2009, and 2010 - making him ineligible to play in age-group cricket. · The HinduIndia
  4. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) had earlier kept Rohit Yadav out of its junior teams over the discrepancies and subsequently informed the BCCI, which then barred him from participating in domestic cricket for two years and informed all affiliated State associations. · The HinduIndia
  5. ESPNcricinfo reported that as many as 64 age fraud cases have come to the Cricket Association of Bengal's attention. · Hindustan Times
  6. The age discrepancy in Rohit Yadav's case was discovered during the Cricket Association of Bengal's documentation collection. · Hindustan Times
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