BCCI hands Bengal spinner Rohit 2-year ban for age fraud

The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for allegedly misrepresenting his age, weeks after he was selected in India’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia. Rohit, who is originally from Uttar Pradesh, had represented India during the Under-19 team’s tour of Sri Lanka in July, taking six wickets and helping the side win the final Test. “He has been banned for two years,” said a BCCI source.

He was also part of India’s U-19 home onedayers and multi-day games against the touring Australia U-19 side in Rajkot and Ahmedabad, slated later this month.

The age discrepancy came to light when his documents were scrutinised in Sri Lanka. Rohit has three birth certificates carrying different years of birth — 2007, 2009 and 2010 — making him ineligible to play in age-group cricket.