BCCI Bans Bengal's Rohit Yadav for Two Years After Disclosing Three Conflicting Birth Certificates
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Indian cricket has been rocked by a major age-falsification scandal as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) slapped a strict two-year ban on promising Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav. The punitive action comes hot on the heels of Yadav's selection in the India Under-19 squad, exposing deep administrative vulnerabilities regarding age verification in domestic circuits.
Investigation Uncovers Three Birth Certificates and Record Discrepancies
The controversy erupted during document verification procedures when the youngster was touring with the Indian Under-19 team in Sri Lanka last July, where he had bagged six wickets to help secure a Test victory. Subsequent checks by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and the BCCI revealed a tangled web of falsified records, uncovering that Yadav possessed three separate birth certificates citing completely different birth years: 2007, 2009, and [Aadhaar Redacted].
Further scrutiny of official identity documents exposed chronic tampering. When Yadav initially registered with the CAB, his birth year was logged as 2007. However, subsequent documentation updates processed in 2017 and 2020 listed his birth year as 2006, before another abrupt alteration in 2021 shifted it to 2009. These repeated discrepancies rendered him entirely ineligible to compete in age-group cricket, prompting the BCCI to ban him from all domestic fixtures for two years and notify state associations nationwide.
CAB Cracks Down Hard, Blacklisting 62 Players in Sweeping Integrity Probe
The scandal extends far beyond an isolated incident. Acting on a comprehensive internal investigation into player documentation and uploaded birth records, the Cricket Association of Bengal has taken unprecedented disciplinary measures, declaring a staggering 62 players ineligible for registration or player transfers across the 2026-27 and 2027-28 domestic seasons.
The extensive blacklist features several prominent names, including left-arm all-rounder Vishal Bhatti—who has featured in three first-class and two List A matches—and Ravi Kumar, a celebrated member of India's 2022 Under-19 World Cup-winning squad. According to CAB audit findings, Ravi Kumar's records displayed a glaring 45-month age discrepancy, while numerous other cricketers across the same age bracket exhibited multi-year discrepancies, signaling a massive systemic cleanup across domestic age-group cricket.
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