Wriddhiman Saha
Wriddhiman Saha (Image Credit: Twitter)

Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) came to the aid of Indian wicket-keeper batter, Wriddhiman Saha after the latter posted screenshots of threats he received from a journalist.

Saha was asked for an interview but he didn’t respond. The journalist took it as an insult and began threatening the 37-year-old Bengal wicket-keeper. The act was condemned and several people came forward to offer support to Saha.

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.

Wriddhiman Saha
Wriddhiman Saha (Image Credit: Twitter)

At the ICA our foremost concern is the welfare of cricketers, past and present, and we cannot accept such behaviour from anyone let alone a journalist.

“We are fully with Saha and request him to reveal the journalist’s name. Should the BCCI feel the need to cancel the erring journalist’s accreditation and access to any BCCI event, we will fully support the move,” ICA President Ashok Malhotra said.

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“Any interaction between a player and the media has always to be voluntary” – ICA Secretary

The secretary of ICA, Hitesh Majumdar, further mentioned that an interview should be conducted if and only if both parties agree to it. However, Saha wasn’t interested as he was going through tough times and he, therefore, didn’t respond to the journalist.

MS Dhoni and Wriddhiman Saha (Getty), ICA
MS Dhoni and Wriddhiman Saha (Getty)

We would offer our full support to Saha at this juncture. No player should be subjected to such ‘threats’ from anyone in the media or elsewhere. We urge the media also to come out in support of Saha and ensure that these sorts of issues don’t crop up again. Any interaction between a player and the media has always to be voluntary,” Majumdar added.

Saha has been dropped from the Indian Test team with an eye on grooming younger talents for the future.

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