A major age-fraud crackdown has hit Bengal cricket, with the BCCI suspending leg-spinner Rohit Yadav from domestic cricket for two years after discrepancies were found in his age-related documents.The action comes shortly after Rohit was picked for India’s Under-19 assignments against Australia. The youngster had also featured in India’s U-19 tour of Sri Lanka in July, where he took six wickets and helped the team secure victory in the final Test.Rohit, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, had recently been part of India’s U-19 tour of Sri Lanka in July. He claimed six wickets on the tour and played a key role in India’s victory in the final Test. The spinner was subsequently selected for India’s U-19 home assignments against Australia, with multi-day and one-day matches scheduled to be played in Rajkot and Ahmedabad later this month. However, his selection came under scrutiny after inconsistencies were found in his age-related documents during the Sri Lanka tour.According to the PTI report, Rohit has three birth certificates that list different years of birth – 2007, 2009 and 2010. The discrepancies make him ineligible for age-group cricket and prompted further verification of his records.The 19-year-old, who has represented Bengal in age-group cricket, was found to have an age discrepancy of 27 months, according to the CAB. The ban is effective immediately, with all BCCI-affiliated state associations notified of the decision.
CAB flags 62 players over documentation issues
Rohit’s case is part of a much wider crackdown by the CAB on age and documentation irregularities. The association has declared 62 players ineligible for registration or transfer for competitions during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons.The CAB has also barred 62 other players over similar age discrepancies. Among them is former India Under-19 World Cup-winning pacer Ravi Kumar, who played a key role in India’s title-winning campaign in the 2022 edition in the Caribbean.Ravi, a left-arm pacer, made his senior debut for Bengal in 2022 but last featured for the state in 2023. His age-group records from his debut through the 2025-26 season will now be considered invalid. His age discrepancy is understood to be more than 40 months.
