The BCCI on Wednesday banned Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai Indians pacer Rasikh Salam for two years for submitting faulty birth certificate to the Indian cricket board.
The board in a release announced that PrabhatMaurya hasreplaced Salam in the India U-19 squad that is set to play a one-day tri-seriesin England starting July 21.
The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education hadearlier informed the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) that thecricketer had fudged his age. As per documents accessed by IANS, the board hadmade it clear to the JKCA that the age Rasikh provided to the cricketassociation didn’t match that of the board’s record (as registered during hisClass 10 examination).
Rasikh was on June 9 named in the India U-19 team for theone-day Tri-series in England. Speaking to IANS, a former JKCA member had saidit was really sad that such a thing was happening in the presence ofadministrators in the association. “We have two administrators now and if suchan episode happens despite their presence, it is indeed sad. They should bekeeping a tab to ensure that players don’t fudge their age as it is a sin andalso deprives other youngsters of the opportunity to shine,” he had said.