Jammu: A local player named Vanshaj Sharma ( Player ID 17026 ), resident of Bishnah near Jammu has been banned by the BCCI for submitting multiple birth certificates with different date of birth.
For this act, he has been banned from participating in all BCCI tournaments for a period of 02 years w.e.f. 27th October, 2023, as per the press release issued by the JKCA.
It has been further stated in the press release that after completion of 02 years ban , the said player can only participate in Senior Men’s Tournament conducted by the BCCI and will not be allowed to play in any age group tournaments of the BCCI.
JKCA has been informing from time to time that the players should not resolve to such acts as the punishment given by the BCCI adversely affects the career of the player.
In the instant case , Mr. Vanshaj Sharma migrated to another state and applied from there as member of U-23 Men’s team of Bihar. However, since he was first registered by the JKCA in 2021-22, his data was available with the BCCI and despite him having changed the Association ; he was caught for submitting multiple birth certificates.
As a consequence of which he has been banned from participating in any tournament for 02 years and from participating in age group tournaments for the entire life.
