Wriddhiman Saha vs Journalist – The BCCI will ask Wriddhiman Saha to reveal the name of journalist who has threatened him. According to the sources in BCCI, the board is likely to initiate action again the journalist. The board treasurer Arun Dhumal also has confirmed that the board secretary Jay Shah will speak to Saha on the matter. Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
2/3- My nature isnt such that I will harm anyone to the extent of ending someone’s career. So on grounds of humanity looking at his/her family, I am not exposing the name for the time being. But if any such repetition happens, I will not hold back.
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) February 22, 2022
The board will ask Saha about the context of his tweet which alleged that a journalist had threatened him for not agreeing to give an interview. The phone call with Jay Shah is likely to happen today.
“Yes, we will ask Wriddhiman about his tweet and what is the real incident that has happened. We need to know if he was threatened and also the background and context of his tweet. I can’t say anything more. The secretary (Jay Shah) will certainly speak to Wriddhiman,” BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal told PTI on Monday.
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Jay Shah will look into the affairs now and will personally speak to Saha on the entire issue. The sources confirmed to InsideSport that he will ask him to reveal the name of journalist.
The board will also ask Saha to share the ‘verbatim message trail with the journalist’. If found guilty the accreditation of the journalist can be suspedended for lifetime.
“BCCI is extremely concerned about the matter. We don’t want any of our player to go through what Saha has shared. We will ask for verbatim message trail with the journalist. Secretary himself will speak to Saha”, confirmed a source in BCCI.
The Controversy Explained: The wicketkeeper-batsman, who has been dropped from the team, said the “respected” journalist took an aggressive tone after his refusal to grant him an interview.
After his tweet, former head coach Ravi Shastri, and former stars like Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Sigh came out in his support. These former cricketers also asked Saha to reveal the name of the journalist.
Saha has played 40 Tests for India. He was told by head coach Rahul Dravid after the tour of South Africa that the team would moving on from him and he could take a decision on his career.
The 37-year-old had revealed the dressing room conversations with Dravid.
But the head coach on Sunday diffused the episode by declaring that “he was not hurt & he respects Saha immensely”
According to Dravid he just wanted to give him a clear picture on his position with honesty and clarity.
Snehashish Ganguly slams Wriddhiman Saha for making private chat with Sourav public
Ganguly’s Brother Slams Saha: After being dropped from India’s Test squad, wicketkeeper batter had also lashed out at the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly.
Saha claimed that BCCI president Ganguly, in a Whatsapp chat, had allegedly assured him a place in the team after his unbeaten 61 runs in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur in November.
Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Snehashish Ganguly, who is the elder brother of BCCI president Sourav, came down heavily on Saha.
According to Snehashish, the wicketkeeper probably made an error of judgement by publicly commenting on a private conversation.
“After scoring 61 against New Zealand at Kanpur, Dadi (Ganguly) congratulated me over WhatsApp. He mentioned, ‘As long as I’m here (helming the BCCI), you would be in the team’. Such a message from the BCCI president really boosted my confidence. What I’m struggling to understand is how things have changed so fast,” Saha was quoted as saying by the Indian Express.
Seeing the comments in the media, the CAB secretary said that Saha should not have made the private conversation public.
“This is my personal opinion, but what was communicated to him (Saha) was private. He probably shouldn’t have gone public with that. Also, he could have played the Ranji Trophy. He cited personal reasons for pulling out and we have to respect that. The door is always open for him, whenever he wants to join the squad,” Snehashish Ganguly was quoted as saying by Indian Express.
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