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Wriddhiman Saha on Tuesday took to Twitter to explained the reason behind why he is not revealing the name of the "journalist" who had sent "threatening" messages to him for saying no to an interview. Saha had, on Sunday, shared screenshot of messages he received from the "journalist" following the Indian selection committee's decision to drop him from the Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka.
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The Indian Cricketers' Association on Tuesday released a statement and the body condemned the "threatening message" sent by a journalist to wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha. The ICA has also welcomed the BCCI's decision to probe the issue. "We acknowledge the fact that the media plays a very important role both in the growth of our game and the players but there's always a line that must never be crossed. What has happened in Saha's case is totally unacceptable and we call for the respective press organisations too to take up the matter and ensure such things are not repeated," ICA President Ashok Malhotra said in an official statement.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 15 match officials for the Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Wriddhiman Saha has received an outpouring of support after sharing a screenshot of messages he received from a journalist following the Indian selection committee's decision to drop him from the Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka. Speaking to PTI, BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal had said the board would look into the matter and that BCCI secretary Jay Shah "will certainly speak to Wriddhiman". However, in an interview with The Indian Express, said that he would not reveal the identity of the journalist to the board because it was "never my intention to harm somebody's career, to pull a person down."
Batsman David Warner and Test captain Pat Cummins were among the big names left out of Australia's 16-player white ball squad named Tuesday for fixtures in Pakistan.
India completed a clean sweep over West Indies in the recently concluded T20I series in Kolkata to add to the 3-0 win in the ODIs. Suryakumar Yadav played in the anchor's role in the third and final T20I on Sunday, scoring 65 off just 31 balls, smashing seven sixes and a solitary four. With India struggling at 93 for four after a top-order collapse, Suryakumar and Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) stitched a 91-run stand for the fifth wicket, taking the team to a total of 184 for five.
Batsman David Warner and Test captain Pat Cummins were among the big names left out of Australia's 16-player white-ball squad named Tuesday for fixtures in Pakistan. Australia are taking a full-strength Test squad on their first Pakistan tour in 24 years, but the three subsequent one-day internationals and one T20I match will see many top players rested. Australia's pace attack will be without Test captain Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.