Wriddhiman Saha deserved honesty and clarity about his position: Rahul Dravid

Dravid says he is 'not hurt' after Saha reveals India coach asked him to consider retirementKOLKATA: Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha might have revealed a private conversation when he said on Saturday that Rahul Dravid had suggested that he should consider retiring. The India coach, however, is neither irked or hurt. Rather, he had a hearty laugh before commenting on the issue on Sunday after India's victory over the West Indies in the final T20I of the series at the Eden Gardens here. "I have a deep respect for Wriddhiman Saha and his contributions to Indian cricket. My conversation with him actually came from that place," the ice-cool Dravid said. "I think he deserved honesty and clarity. I didn't want him to hear it from the media."

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Dravid went on to add that such conversations with players are quite common for him and the one with Saha was no exception. "I don't always expect players to like the messages or agree with everything that I have to say about them. No, that's not how it works. When you have a difficult conversation with players, they don't have to agree with you. "But it doesn't mean you have to brush it under the carpet and don't have the conversation. In fact, I believe in having these conversations every time a playing XI is picked. Rohit and I will be doing it with guys who are not playing and we