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In an important movement to ensure equity in the junior cricket, the Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI) has updated its age verification program (AVP). The decision was made during a recent meeting of the Apex Council to stop the age, who has worried the junior cricket for years.
The biggest change is that young players will now allow a second bone test if needed. So far, only a single test for boys from 14 to 16 years old and girls from 12 to 15 years old was allowed, and this test would decide his future in BCCI age tournaments.
BCCI Revamps Policy of Age Testing to stop age fraud in the junior cricket
In the previous system, BCCI used X -ray explorations to check a player’s bone age. Then they would add a year to this number to achieve the player’s mathematical age, which was the age used to determine if the player was eligible to play the U-16 or U-19 tournaments.
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For example, if it was found that a boy’s bone age was 14.8, his mathematical age would be counted as 15.8 years, which means he is eligible to play in the U-16 category for this season. But at the same time, the same player would not be eligible to play the following year, even if his real age was still less than 16 years old, according to official documents.
This often led to frustration and confusion between players and parents, especially for those who were really within the age limit. With the new rule that allows a second test, the Council hopes to offer a more accurate and fair process, giving players deserve a better opportunity to compete.
BCCI allows the second bone test to ensure equity in the junior cricket
In a new update, the BCCI will now allow younger players to take a second bone test if their official documents show that they are still under the cutting age. This change will help those cricketers who could have been misunderstood as excess due to the limitations of bone tests.
Well, bone tests are based on science, but they are not always 100% accurate, so the Council offers young talents another opportunity to demonstrate their eligibility and continue to play in age tournaments through the second test.
The Indian Cricket Board has taken this step after years of problems with the age fraud at the junior cricket. It has been found that many players have been at their age to get an unfair advantage. In some shocking cases, even parents tried to deceive the system by sending minor brothers for bone tests, pretending to be the player.
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Players must submit an Aadhaar card for bone test
The BCCI took strong actions against these traps and introduced strict rules to stop it. The Indian Cricket BCCI made it obligatory that all players would present an Aadhaar card with a recent photo before taking the bone test to make the process safer and fair.
This process will ensure that only the correct player suffers from the bone test.
Bone age tests are performed every year, usually in July and August, when Board officials travel to each state. The tests are performed in the officially approved hospitals and each state obtains a time slot. On average, about 40-50 boys and 20-25 girls are tested in each state.
