{
  "id": 5560953,
  "title": "BCCI bans India Under-19 player Rohit Yadav for age fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/bcci-bans-india-under-19-player-rohit-yadav-for-age-fraud",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:37:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/bcci-bans-india-under-19-player-rohit-yadav-for-age-fraud-1.500663357"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BCCI has banned India Under-19 leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for two years due to age fraud, according to a pre-season documentation drive by Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). The 18-year-old was listed as an 18-year-old, which allowed him to join India's youth team. Yadav participated in India's Under-19 tour of Sri Lanka in July, picking up one wicket in two games while conceding 94 runs. He has now been withdrawn from the upcoming tour against Australia U-19. CAB also banned 64 other players for age discrepancies. The BCCI has been strict about age fraud for a long time and proposed an amnesty scheme in 2020 for registered players to voluntarily reveal any discrepancies to avoid suspension. Ravi Kumar, a former India Under-19 World Cup winner, also faces the two-year ban for an age discrepancy of over 40 months. Kumar played in the 2022 Under-19 World Cup final and his age group records until the 2025-26 season are deemed invalid.",
  "summary": "Dubai: While India’s Under-19 squad has always been in the news for the good reasons, groundbreaking report related to one of the players has surfaced. Rohit Yadav, a leg-spinner who recently was part of India’s Under-19 tour of Sri Lanka in July, now faces a two year ban over age fraud. Yadav picked one wicket in two games while giving away 94 runs in the series. Now, months later, a pre-season…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}