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A lot has been said about Wriddhiman Saha and the ‘respected journalist’ after the Team India wicket-keeper batter shared his conversation with a reputed member of a media outlet who forced him for an interview. One of the finest wicketkeepers in Test cricket, senior batter Saha was recently dropped from Team India’s red-ball squad ahead of the upcoming bilateral series against Sri Lanka.
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Dropped from India’s Test squad prior to the Sri Lanka series, veteran wicketkeeper Saha revealed that head coach Rahul Dravid had told him to think about retirement. Taking to Twitter ahead of India’s next assignment against Sri Lanka on Saturday, wicketkeeper batter Saha also opened up about his horrific experience of interacting with a reputed journalist. Sharing a screenshot of his WhatsApp conversation with the media personnel, Saha slammed the respected journalist for using an arrogant tone.
“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,” Saha said in his tweet. The string of WhatsApp messages sent by the respected journalist to Saha has become a major topic of discussion in the Indian cricket spectrum. From former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri to legendary cricketer Virender Sehwag, a host of cricketers have extended their support to wicketkeeper Saha.
“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, ” ex-India head coach Shastri said in his tweet.
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 https://t.co/gaRyfYVCrs
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) February 20, 2022
While ex-coach Shastri urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president to look into the matter, former Indian opener Sehwag shared a hilarious meme to hit back at the ‘respected journalist’. Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and ex-pacer RP Singh have also lashed out at the journalist after Saha shared the ‘threat’ messages. Harbhajan has urged the BCCI to protect Indian players in the aftermath of the controversy.
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What I would have done and what Wriddhi should be doing next time the so called journalist dares to message him. pic.twitter.com/y3wJE310vD
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 20, 2022
Extremely sad. Such sense of entitlement, neither is he respected nor a journalist, just chamchagiri.
With you Wriddhi. https://t.co/A4z47oFtlD— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 20, 2022
Name him, buddy. Sorry state of affairs…cricket community wouldn’t bat an eyelid before boycotting this ‘so called’ journalist for good. https://t.co/h72gw6l35f
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 20, 2022
Wridhi you just name the person so that the cricket community knows who operates like this. Else even the good ones will be put under suspicion.. What kind of journalism is this ? @BCCI @Wriddhipops @JayShah @SGanguly99 @ThakurArunS players should be protected https://t.co/sIkqtIHsvt
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 20, 2022
Please name him wriddhi! I promise you as a representative of players, I will make sure our cricket community boycotts this so called journalist!! https://t.co/XmorYAyGvW
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) February 20, 2022
