Wriddhiman Saha has obtained assist from a number of former cricketers. (BCCI Photo)
Wriddhiman Saha on Saturday posted a screenshot of messages he obtained from a journalist whom he snubbed for an interview.
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Gautam Gambhir is the newest to supply a public assist to Wriddhiman Saha after the India wicketkeeper-batter on Saturday shared screenshot of a journalist forcing him to provide an interview and then threatening him for not taking his name. Saha’s tweet went viral with a number of former cricketers together with Harbhajan Singh, Ravi Shastri, Virender Sehwag, Pragyan Ojha amongst others slamming the unnamed media-person.
Gambhir mentioned he was disenchanted with the flip of occasions and mentioned there are higher technique to ask for interview. “It is disappointing to see all this being discussed on a public platform. I’m sure there are better ways to ask for an interview! I hope better sense prevails in future,” Gambhir tweeted on Sunday.
It is disappointing to see all this being discussed on a public platform. I’m sure there are better ways to ask for an interview! I hope better sense prevails in future. @Wriddhipops— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) February 20, 2022
Former India allrounder and head coach Shastri as urged BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to step in. “Shocking a player being threatened by a journo. Blatant position abuse. Something that’s happening too frequently with #TeamIndia. Time for the BCCI PREZ to dive in. Find out who the person is in the interest of every cricketer. This is serious coming from ultimate team man WS,” tweeted Shastri.
Sharing a screenshot of the message sent to him, Saha wrote, “After all of my contributions to Indian cricket..this is what I face from a so-called “Respected” journalist! This is where the journalism has gone.”
Former India opener Virender Sehwag identified the ‘sense of entitlement’. “Extremely sad. Such sense of entitlement, neither is he respected nor a journalist, just chamchagiri. With you Wriddhi,” Sehwag tweeted.
Meanwhile, BCCI is reportedly set to ask Saha to call the journalist and resolve on a plan of action.
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