India wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha has questioned the state of journalism after sharing a screenshot of his dialog with a scribe who appeared to have been ticked off by the cricketer ignoring his requires an interview. Saha has hit the headlines for being dropped from India’s Test squad for the upcoming dwelling collection towards Sri Lanka after which later revealing he’s been requested by the crew administration to think about retirement.
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“After all of my contributions to Indian cricket..this is what I face from a so called “Respected” journalist! This is the place the journalism has gone,” Saha posted via his Twitter account on Saturday alongside what appears to be a screenshot of a series of messages from the alleged journalist.
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. pic.twitter.com/woVyq1sOZX— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) February 19, 2022
Meanwhile, after refusing to speak up, Saha has finally revealed the conversations that happened between him and the Indian team management.
“The team management had told me that I would not be considered henceforth. I could not tell this so long as I was part of the India team setup,” an explosive Wriddhiman told media persons on Saturday after the announcement of the Test team for Sri Lanka series.
“Even coach Rahul Dravid suggested that I think about taking retirement,” he added.
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Recalling the discussions with BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, Saha said he was assured by the former India captain to not worry about anything till the time he’s heading the cricket board.
“When I hit an unbeaten 61 taking a pain-killer in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur last November, Dadi (as Sourav was referred to by Bengal players) congratulated me over WhatsApp,” he said.
“He even mentioned that I should not worry about anything so long as he is at the helm of the BCCI. Such a message from the board president really boosted my confidence. But I failed to understand why everything changed so fast,” he added.
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