Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha has opened up in regards to the notorious controversy involving journalist Boria Majumdar. In a sensational tweet posted earlier this yr, Saha had claimed that he was threatened by a journalist for not giving an interview, however selected to not reveal his identify for a very long time.
The proper-handed batter shared the screenshots of his dialog with the journalist, tweeted about it and subsequently the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) stepped in. The cricket physique banned Majumdar for 2 years as his actions had been deemed to be “within the nature of menace and intimidation”.
At first, the Indian batter mentioned that he didn’t need to go public with the incident as “everybody has their very own profession” however the lack of remorse from the journalist meant that he couldn’t cease himself from telling his identify to BCCI. Because the board began its investigation on the matter, Majumdar recognized himself as a journalist who requested Saha for an interview.
If the individual doesn’t even have any remorse, how lengthy are you able to keep silent? Saha on Majumdar controversy
“My objective was to point out the world that there are journalists who can do such issues to get an interview. However I bought to know later that he has performed such issues earlier than as nicely, that’s the reason BCCI stepped in and punished him,” Saha mentioned in an interview with Sports activities At the moment.
“I initially didn’t really feel like talking about it, as a result of on the finish of the day, everybody has their very own profession. But when the opposite individual doesn’t even have any remorse, how lengthy are you able to keep silent?” Saha added.
In the meantime, Majumdar has been banned by BCCI from getting accreditation as a member of the press in any of the cricket matches in India together with each home and worldwide. The senior journalist has additionally been banned for 2 years from taking interviews with any registered gamers in India. Equally, he has additionally been banned from accessing any BCCI or association-owned amenities.
