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he Sourav Gan- Hosting fee hiked Central Board of Second-
guly-led BCCI is ary Education and it was
likely to increase found that Mr. Prince Yadav
the hosting fee for domestic has passed Class X in 2012
T of domestic and his actual date of birth
matches for both playing is 10th June 1996,” the BCCI
and non-playing days after cricket matches said in the letter sent to
the state associations sought DDCA on November 30. The
a revision during the Board’s BCCI was quoted as saying
88th Annual General Meet- The Board sets aside Rs 1 lakh per day as hosting that Yadav has acquired
ing. Besides the BCCI may fee for non-international games only for the multiple birth certificates to
also reconsider its decision match days, reports tehelka bureau gain undue advantage in the
to forcefully retire 17 scorers age group tournaments.
who have attained the age “In view of the above, Mr.
of 60 after these points were Prince Yadav is disqualified
raised by a member during with immediate effect and
the Board’s AGM in Mumbai banned from participating
December 1. in any BCCI tournaments
“The Board now has for 2 seasons i.e. 2020-21
set aside a token amount
of only Rs 1 lakh per day
as hosting fee for non- The BCCI may
international games only also reconsider
for the match days. We have
sought for a revision and its decision to
also proposed for fees dur- forcefully retire
ing non-match days to bear
the costs of travelling and all 17 scorers who
other arrangements related have attained
to teams’ practice sessions,”
the member present during the age of 60
the AGM was quoted as say- n another develop- sued by the Central Board after the issue
ing in a report. ment, the BCCI has of Secondary Education in
The retirements were I banned Delhi cricketer which his date of birth was was raised
forced upon the 17 scorers Prince Ram Niwas Yadav found to be June 10, 1996. But
at the start of the current from domestic cricket the cricketer submitted a
domestic season without for the next two seasons birth certificate to the BCCI and 2021-22 BCCI domestic
formally communicating after being found guilty of in which his his date of birth cricket seasons. Further, af-
the same to them, reported fudging his age in under-19 was shown to be December ter completion of his 2-year
the news agency PTI. “There tournaments. Yadav, who is 12, 2001. In an e-mail sent ban, he is only allowed to
was no formal announce- registered with the Delhi & to the DDCA, the BCCI said, participate in Senior Men’s
ment in this regard from the District Cricket Association, “Prince Ram Niwas Yadav Cricket tournaments.”
BCCI, leaving them in the has been disqualified by the (Player ID 12968), a player Age fudging is not new
lurch as they never antici- BCCI with immediate effect registered by DDCA in the in Delhi cricket and some
pated it. We want the Board and banned from participat- U-19 age group category in cases are even pending
to reconsider the decision ing in 2020-21 and 2021-22 2018-19 season and re- with police as the players
for at least this season, so domestic cricket seasons. registered in 2019-20. As have now graduated to
that they can plan their “It is confirmed. We have per the recently issued birth senior level. Manjot Kalra
future,” the member said. He got intimation from BCCI certificate submitted by the and Hemant Singh are two
reportedly pointed out that that Prince Yadav has been cricketer, his date of birth is such players now in the
scorers just need good vi- found guilty of age fudg- 12th December 2001. senior Delhi team against
sion to carry out their roles ing,” a senior DDCA official “Acting on a complaint whom age fudging cases are
and that no other cricketing reportedly said. received about the cricketer pending.
nation has a ‘retirement age’ The BCCI acted on the being over-age, the BCCI
for them. basis of the certificate is- checked his records with LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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