Kolkata, Sept. 4 -- The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for allegedly misrepresenting his age, weeks after he was selected in India's Under-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia.
Rohit, who is originally from Uttar Pradesh, had represented India during the Under-19 team's tour of Sri Lanka in July, taking six wickets and helping the side win the final Test.
"He has been banned for two years," said a BCCI source. He was also part of India's U-19
home onedayers and multi-day games against the touring Australia U-19 side in Rajkot and Ahmedabad, slated later this month.
Rohit has three birth certificates carrying different years of birth -- 2007, 2009 and 2010 -- making him ineligible to play in age-group cricket.
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