BCCI to adopt a new policy regarding age-domicile fraud and fake tampered Birth Certificate

BCCI to adopt a new policy regarding age-domicile fraud

The BCCI has decided to adopt a new policy regarding age-related disturbances in domestic cricket. The new rules will apply to players participating in tournaments of all age groups of BCCI in the 2020-21 season. According to the new policy, if the player confesses his mistake i.e. confesses that he has committed an age-related disturbance, then he can escape and if the player is caught on hiding this, the BCCI will ban him for 2 years.

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Under this new policy, a player who submits his fake documents confesses that he has tampered with his date of birth, he will not be banned and will be allowed to play in tournaments if he is told the correct age. The player has to file his signed letter / email, with which he will have to submit the documents of the real date of birth by 15 September, by getting verification from the concerned department.

If the registered player does not tell the truth and his documents are found to be fake, then he should be banned for 2 years and after completion of 2 years such players will not be allowed to play in the BCCI age group tournament. Also, the player who commits habitat disturbances, including senior women and men, will be banned for 2 years. The policy of confessing your own crime will not apply here.

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Only players aged 14-16 can participate in the BCCI Under-16 tournament. The board has also said that a helpline number has also been created to give information about age-related disturbances. On this, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said, 'We are committed to provide equal platform in all age groups. The BCCI is taking a lot of steps to curb the age related fraud and now it has implemented more stringent rules for the coming season. Those who do not accept their own fault will be punished severely.