Manjot Kalra, the previous Under-19 World Cup winning team opener, has been suspended for a year. This action of suspension on Manjot has been done in the age fraud case. Manjot has been suspended from the Ranji Trophy for one year by the outgoing Lokpal of the DDCA for alleged cheating at the age of under-16 and under-19.At the same time, in another case of fraud in the age, Delhi’s senior team vice-captain Nitish Rana narrowly escaped because not enough documents have been found against him.
Manjot Kalra, the previous Under-19 World Cup winning team opener, has been suspended for a year.
On the other hand, the case of another under-19 player Shivam Mavi has been referred to BCCI as he represents Uttar Pradesh in senior cricket. According to the BCCI, Kalra is 20 years and 351 days old.He played for Delhi Under-23 last week against Bengal, in which he scored 80 runs.He was in the line to replace Shikhar Dhawan in the Ranji team, but will no longer play. In the case of Rana, the Lokpal has asked the DDCA to question his school. He has asked to collect special documents related to birth certificates and present them at the next hearing.
