Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Bengal Cricket Age Review Flags Chaurasiya’s 115-Month Discrepancy
The Cricket Association of Bengal is checking whether young cricketers’ age documents are accurate.
One player, Arun Kumar Chaurasiya, reportedly had records that differed by 115 months.
That is more than nine and a half years.
The issue was linked to the 2023-24 Under-19 season.
Dozens of other players are also being examined.
Players with irregular documents cannot register or transfer for two future seasons.
Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Ravi Kumar was flagged for a smaller discrepancy.
Rohit Yadav was banned for two years after officials found several birth certificates and differing Aadhaar records.
Arun Kumar Chaurasiya’s records reportedly show a 115-month age discrepancy for the 2023-24 Under-19 season.
The discrepancy amounts to more than nine and a half years and is among the largest identified by the Cricket Association of Bengal.
The Cricket Association of Bengal is reviewing age and documentation irregularities involving dozens of players.
Players with irregular records have been barred from registration or transfers for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons.
Ravi Kumar was flagged for a 45-month discrepancy, while Rohit Yadav received a two-year Board of Control for Cricket in India ban over multiple birth records.
- Who
- The Cricket Association of Bengal, Arun Kumar Chaurasiya, and other players whose age documents are under review.
- What
- A review found a reported 115-month discrepancy in Chaurasiya’s records and other age-document irregularities.
- When
- The discrepancy was recorded for the 2023-24 Under-19 season; the report is dated September 4, and restrictions apply to the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons.
- Where
- The review is being conducted by the Cricket Association of Bengal in Kolkata and concerns Bengal cricket.
- Why
- Officials are checking eligibility and documentation accuracy in age-group cricket.
- Player at center of case
- Arun Kumar Chaurasiya
- Reported discrepancy
- 115 months, or more than nine and a half years
- Season involved
- 2023-24 Under-19 season
- Players under scrutiny
- Dozens, according to the Cricket Association of Bengal
- Registration restrictions
- Irregular-record players were barred from registration or transfers for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons
- Ravi Kumar discrepancy
- 45 months in Cricket Association of Bengal records
- Rohit Yadav sanction
- Two-year ban by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Rohit Yadav documents
- Birth certificates listed birth years of 2007, 2009, and 2010, while Aadhaar records also differed