Rajvardhan Hangargekar, U19 World Cup star, has been accused of age fraud.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar, U19 World Cup star, accuse of age fraud. Chennai Super Kings signed Rajwardhan Hangargekar in the IPL mega auction.

Moreover, Omprakash Bakoria, the commissioner of the Sports and Youth Department in Maharashtra. Has accused India’s Under-19 World Cup star Rajvardhan Hangargekar of age fraud. According to reports, the IAS officer attached evidence against the cricketer in a letter to the BCCI.

Hungergekar’s true age, according to the Marathi publication Saamana, is 21. Hangargekar, a Terna Public School student. Had his birth date changed from January 10, 2001 to November 10, 2002 during readmission in class VIII. This qualified him for the recently concluded ICC U-19 World Cup.

According to the newspaper, Bakoria sent evidence to the BCCI in the form of Dharashiv Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Gupta’s confirmation that Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s date of birth change in his letter to the BCCI.

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Chennai Super Kings signed Rajvardhan Hangargekar in the IPL mega auction.

Hangargekar was purchase by CSK for Rs 1.5 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction after a successful U19 World Cup campaign in which he played six matches and took five wickets. Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also stated that Hangargekar will be the main focus of the auction, rather than his other U19 teammates Yash Dhull and Raj Bawa.

Hangargekar, who was born in Tuljapur, a small town in Maharashtra’s Marathwada district, switched from off-spin to fast bowling before being named to Maharashtra’s Under-16 squad for the Vijay Merchant Trophy. By early 2018, the right-arm bowler had developed the appearance of a fast bowler, easily clocking around 130 km/h.

The young pacer’s career was progressing well, having represented Maharashtra in the senior category as well. With this age-defying allegation, however, some dark clouds are now looming above his head. With such reports in place, it is highly unlikely that he will be able to continue his IPL outing, in which he was roped in by four-time champions Chennai Super Kings.

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