India U19 cricketer Rajvardhan Hangargekar has been accused of age fudging. As per fresh reports, in a letter written to the BCCI, the officer has also attached evidence against the cricketer.
Rajvardhan Hangargekar was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings in the mega IPL 2022 auction, the player now faces a serious allegation of age fudging. the Commissioner of Sports and Youth Department, Maharashtra, Omprakash Bakoria, has claimed that the young cricketer had committed age-fudging.
According to the Marathi publication Saamana, Hungergekar’s real age is 21. Hangargekar, a student of Terna Public School, during readmission in class VIII, his birth date was changed from January 10, 2001, to November 10, 2002. This made him eligible for the recently concluded ICC U-19 World Cup.
The news paper further reported that in his letter to the BCCI, Omprakash Bakoria sent evidence in the form of Dharashiv Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Gupta’s confirmation that Rajvardhan Hungergekar’s date of birth was changed. Notably for the unversed, Hangargekar played six matches at the recently concluded ICC U-19 World Cup, wherein he registered five scalps, and helped India win their fifth World Cup title.
Meanwhile Hangargekar was bought by CSK for Rs 1.5 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction. Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had also claimed that Hangargekar will be primarily targeted in the auction and not his other U19 teammates like Yash Dhull and Raj Bawa.