[MohammedC]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
I do not recall the exact year, but bone tests to verify age of participants became mandatory for ALL ICC sanctioned age-group events. I believe this was around 2005+/-. At the very least, the implication of this is that for any current cricketer who have played in ICC sanctioned age-group events, their age is what they purport to be. The olden era of age manipulation in birth certificates is no longer an issue. The birther movement needs to go away.

One note, the bone-marrow test shows whether someone's growth is in accordance to what would be expected for age, and does not necessarily prove how old they are.

In 2007, the BCB undertook a country wide initiative for medical tests medical tests to determine the age of U-14, U-16 and U-18 cricketer. Not sure if this completed and what happened subsequently,

And how accurate is this bone test.