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Wriddhiman Saha, who has alleged that he was intimidated by a journalist for not giving an interview, on Saturday said he has revealed all the details to a BCCI committee probing the matter. A three-member committee on Saturday met Saha here on Saturday to probe into the 37-year-old's allegations against the unnamed journalist. "I have told the committee everything I know.
The BCCI in all likelihood will ask veteran keeper Wriddhiman Saha about his recent outburst after being dropped from the Indian team as it is in violation of protocols to be followed by a centrally contracted cricketer. The annual central contracts that players sign (Saha is in Group B with annual retainership of Rs 3 crore) has a clause 6.3, which apparently he has violated.
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said that the likes of KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant are looked upon as leaders within the group. Last week, Rohit was named as the Test skipper. Chetan Sharma, the Chairman of the Selection Committee had said that the management is looking at Rohit to groom future leaders and he also spoke on how the right-handed batter is an ideal candidate to lead the side. "I won't have that much of a role in telling them each and everything, they all are mature enough, it is just when someone needs to be there around them to guide them, I will be more than happy to do that. It is how we have come through the ranks, we were groomed by someone else. It is a natural process, everyone goes through this," said Rohit during a virtual press conference.
Having been dropped from India's upcoming Test series vs Sri Lanka, out-of-form batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane received unlikely backing from a former India cricketer, who labelled the treatment of the duo as "unfair". Pujara and Rahane faced plenty of criticism after India's recent Test series defeat in South Africa and questions were raised about their place in the Indian playing XI. Meanwhile after dropping the duo, Team India chief selector Chetan Sharma said that they will need to find their way back to the national side through good performances in the Ranji Trophy.
Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday scored 91 off 83 balls in the ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai on Day four of the game. The Saurashtra batter had scored a duck on Saturday in the first innings as the side got folded for 220. Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were on Saturday also dropped from were dropped from the Test squad for the Sri Lanka series.
Veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were both dropped from the Indian Test squad for the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka. In the squad announcement on Saturday, Team India chief selector Chetan Sharma said the duo will need to find a way back to the national side through good performances in the Ranji Trophy. Both Pujara and Rahane have been in a poor run of form and struggled throughout 2022. According to former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, time is not on Pujara and Rahane's side and the duo will find it "difficult" to play for India again.
Saurabh Kumar, who was the only new face in the Indian team for the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka announced by chief selector Chetan Sharma on Saturday, has been on the radar of the national selectors for a while now due to his consistent performances on the domestic circuit. In 46 first-class games for Services and UP, Saurabh Kumar has taken 196 wickets @ 24.15, 16 five-wicket hauls, and six 10-wicket match hauls.
Wriddhiman Saha on Saturday was dropped from the India squad for the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka that starts from March 4. After being axed from the Test team, Saha, in interviews to different media outlets, claimed that team management headed by head coach Rahul Dravid had told him to think about "retirement" as he won't be considered for selection going forward. He also said that the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had assured him that he shouldn't worry about his place in the team following his gritty knock against New Zealand in the Kanpur Test. Apart from that, the Indian wicketkeeper-batter on Saturday night also shared a screenshot of messages he received from a journalist.