The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned Delhi Cricketer Prince Ram Niwas Yadav for two years on charges of age-fraud in the U19 tournaments. As a result, he wouldn’t be able to compete in the domestic tournaments of the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.
The BCCI was informed by the Central Board of Secondary Education that Prince’s date of birth was June 10, 1996. But the cricketer had submitted a birth certificate to the BCCI which showed his date of birth as December 12, 2001, which meant he hid his age by five years.
“Acting on a complaint received about the cricketer being over-age, the BCCI checked his records with Central Board of Secondary Education and it was found that Mr Prince Yadav has passed Class X in 2012 and his actual date of birth is 10th June 1996,” the BCCI said in the letter sent to DDCA on November 30.
“In view of the above, Mr. Prince Yadav is disqualified with immediate effect and banned from participating in any BCCI tournaments for 2 seasons i.e. 2020-21 and 2021-22 BCCI domestic cricket seasons. Further, after completion of his 2-year ban, he is only allowed to participate in Senior Men’s Cricket tournaments.”