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BCCI Bans Bengal Leg-Spinner Rohit Yadav Over Age Fraud
The BCCI has banned cricketer Rohit Yadav for two years.
The ban is linked to questions about his age records.
Rohit played for Bengal and India’s Under-19 team.
He had recently played against Sri Lanka.
The Cricket Association of Bengal found three birth certificates for him.
The certificates listed different birth years: 2007, 2009 and 2010.
This meant he was not allowed to play under the applicable age rules.
Two other Bengal players, Ravi Kumar and Vishal Bhati, also have problems with their age records.
The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for age fraud.
Yadav most recently represented India Under-19 against Sri Lanka in one-day and multi-day matches in July.
The Cricket Association of Bengal reportedly found three birth certificates listing his birth years as 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Although official records list Yadav as 18, the certificates made him ineligible to play, according to a CAB insider.
Bengal players Ravi Kumar and Vishal Bhati are also ineligible because of discrepancies in their age records.
- Who
- The BCCI imposed the ban on Bengal and India Under-19 cricketer Rohit Yadav.
- What
- Yadav received a two-year ban for age fraud and was declared ineligible for tournament registration.
- Where
- The issue concerns Bengal cricket, with Yadav having played for India Under-19 against Sri Lanka.
- When
- The ban was reported after the Cricket Association of Bengal’s recent records review; Yadav last played for India Under-19 in July.
- Why
- The Cricket Association of Bengal found three birth certificates for Yadav showing different birth years—2007, 2009 and 2010.
Key facts
- Player
- Rohit Yadav, a Bengal leg-spinner who represented India Under-19
- Penalty
- Two-year ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Birth-year records
- The three certificates reportedly list 2007, 2009 and 2010
- Official age
- Records list Yadav as 18 years old
- Recent international age-group appearances
- India Under-19’s one-day and multi-day matches against Sri Lanka in July
- Registration restriction
- The CAB website lists him as ineligible for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons
- Other affected players
- Ravi Kumar and Vishal Bhati are also ineligible because of age-record discrepancies
Quotes
A Cricket Association of Bengal insider
An unnamed source associated with the Cricket Association of Bengal
“Rohit has three birth certificates. His birth years in them are 2007, 2009 and 2010. So, he was ineligible to play”
telegraphindia.com
“Not eligible for transfer/registration for any tournament for the seasons 2026-27 & 2027-2028.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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