Sourav Ganguly's Brother & CAB Secretary Snehashish Ganguly Slams Wriddhiman Saha For Making Conversation With The BCCI President Public

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Snehasish Ganguly has slammed India keeper Wriddhiman Saha for making private conversation with his brother and The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly public in the aftermath of him being dropped from the Indian Test team ahead of the Sri Lanka Test series.

Wriddhiman Saha, along with veteran pacer Ishant Sharma, and batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were axed from the 18-member Indian squad for the two-Test series in March at home against Sri Lanka.

While Pujara and Rahane were axed due to their poor form, Saha and Ishant were reportedly told by selectors and Indian team management that they were moving towards having youngsters in the team, given that they were no longer first-choice players in the XI and hence will not be considered henceforth for the Indian team.

In an interview, Saha revealed that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had congratulated him after scoring a half-century against New Zealand at Kanpur, despite an injury, which led to KS Bharat keeping wickets and impressing the BCCI selectors enough to choose him over Saha.

Talking about the same, Wriddhiman Saha told The Sunday Express: “After scoring 61 against New Zealand at Kanpur, Dadi (Ganguly) congratulated me over WhatsApp and mentioned, ‘As long as I’m here (helming the BCCI), you would be in the team’. Such a message from the BCCI president really boosted my confidence. What I’m struggling to understand is that how things have changed so fast.”

What Was Communicated To Him (Saha) By The Chief Selector/BCCI Was Private: Snehasish Ganguly

After being told that he will no longer be considered for the Indian team, Saha pulled out of the Ranji Trophy 2022 as well. Though he said that the reason was his wife’s ill health, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Snehasish Ganguly said that the Bengal keeper-batter shouldn’t have gone public with things that were told to him in private and that he can return to the team whenever he wants and will be welcomed.

“This is my personal opinion, but what was communicated to him (Saha) by the chief selector/BCCI was private. He probably shouldn’t have gone public with that. Also, he could have played the Ranji Trophy. He cited personal reasons for pulling out and we have to respect that. The door is always open for him, whenever he wants to join the squad,” Snehasish told reporters on Sunday.

Snehasish said age shouldn’t be a factor for a cricketer as long as he is performing well.

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