In that tournament, the left-handed batsman scored 252 runs from five games at an average of 84.
An avid lover of sports, Yojit can miss working the next day for a late-night football match. During the tournament, too, the chairman of the event’s Technical Committee or her/his delegate may select (at random, or otherwise) any player for another check. England’s tour of India postponed until early 2021, ‘He’s Mr Incredible’: Joe Root lauds Ben Stokes, IPL 2020 likely in UAE but conditions apply, Steve Bucknor accepts his mistakes in 2008 Sydney Test may have cost India, Absolute injustice : Ganguly’s tell-all on sacking rekindles old debate, Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020 – Complete Team Analysis, 15 Highly Educated Cricketers Of All Time, IPL 2019: Most dangerous all-rounder of each team, Ravi Shastri throws hat in the ring for India head coach, Basil Thampi and Krunal Pandya selected for India A tour to South Africa. “It is proved without any doubt that the birth certificate submitted for Nitish Rana at the time of applying with the DDCA is forged. He is famous for his match-winning knock in the finals of the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Mi Band 5 vs Mi Band 4: What has changed in a year? The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Required fields are marked *. Current age 20 years 197 days. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. Another prominent cricketer whose birth certificates were allegedly forged when playing Under-15 cricket is Nitish Rana, the middle-order batsman who has played 30 first-class matches for Delhi. He was in line to replace senior opener Shikhar Dhawan in the Ranji squad but as it now stands, he will not play any further. And if the young Indian players were to feel hard done by such a decision, what about the Australians who, perhaps, are the worthy champions and were robbed of their moment of glory. The Delhi Police found discrepancies in Kalra’s date of birth when they scrutinised records of the two schools the cricketer had been registered. It also found that he got his passport renewed after securing a false birth certificate. That incident will have another ripple effect: an honest player deprived of his place by an overage player, is disillusioned. Vice-captain of Delhi Team in the Ranji Trophy, Nitish Rana too has been warned and given time to present his documents. Now his parents will have to appeal for a change of order in front of the new Ombudsman. “The truth is that the player who has faked his age might make it at the junior level not necessarily because he is better or more talented, but because he is stronger and bigger,” Dravid had said five years ago.
How did the ICC decide on this number? How are the two different in any way? Playing role Opening batsman Thus, he satisfied the ICC clause. Manjot Kalra is one of the celebrated upcoming talents in Indian Cricket, and this suspension has put an unwanted label on him. In both cases, is it not blatant cheating?” the former India captain had said. Kalra, who scored 80 playing for Delhi last week, was all set to replace Shikhar Dhawan in the Ranji squad, but he will not be allowed to participate in the Ranji Trophy for the complete season. He made his Twenty20 debut for Delhi in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 10 March 2019. Manjot Kalra is an Indian cricketer who performs for India U-19 employees. If the ICC isn’t satisfied by the information provided, it may disqualify the player at that point as well. Your email address will not be published. Importantly, if the Technical Committee, during the tournament, disqualifies more than one player from the same team, it may disqualify the entire squad from the event. We couldn’t pick Manjot as it was Ombudsman’s order. Manjot Kalra's claim to fame is his match-winning 101* against Australia in the 2018 ICC U19 World Cup final in New Zealand, an effort that gave India its record fourth title win. Since the player wasn’t an adult at the time the FIR was filed, his parents — Parveen Kumar and Ranjit Kaur — have been named in the charge sheet. The site also provides its use live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards). Age fraud in age-group tournaments defeats the entire purpose of the exercise and surely, the ICC needs to make the players and the boards realise that there is a lot more at stake than just a ban.