Broke into the Test arena after the retirement of mercurial MS Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha has emerged as India's first-choice wicketkeeper when it comes to cricket's most traditional format. The retirement of Dhoni from Test cricket after the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne in 2014 opened the gates for the Siliguri-born who had long been considered as the understudy of the former. In his short international career, Saha has not only impressed the commoners but also the critics with his quick reflexes and acrobatic wicket-keeping skills. It is true that he has established himself more as a keeper than as a batsman in Team India. For many, his athleticism behind the stumps against fast-bowlers has not been seen in an Indian keeper in living memory. With limited batting abilities, the 33-year old batsman has learned to play within his boundaries and has achieved success on that front. In the cash-rich Indian Premier League, Saha was signed by Chennai Super Kings prior to the 2011 season after being a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders side in the first three editions. But, the diminutive keeper found his calling with Kings XI Punjab when he bludgeoned his way to a hundred in the final of the 2014 edition, and proved his worth with the blade in the shortest format. In this year's player auction, Saha was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 5 crores.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced its latest list of centrally contracted players on February 28. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer who were a part of the list earlier have been left out of it.
Wriddhiman Saha has had a rough outing lately. The Bengal-based cricketer who was India's first choice wicketkeeper till 2020 is now not a part of the national team's scheme of things.
Saha made up his mind to leave Bengal after CAB joint secretary Debabrata Debu Das alledged that Saha keeps on making excuses to skip domestic matches. Wriddhiman demanded for an apology but he never got it.
Wriddhiman Saha pulled out of the Bengal set-up after being rejected in the Indian Test team for Sri Lanka.
Wriddhiman Saha officialy communicated to the Cricket Association of Bengal that he is "not willing" to play for the state team in the upcoming Ranji Trophy knockouts.
The wicketkeeper-batsman has played all his life at Kolkata and is is seeking an exit from Bengal domestic cricket after a CAB official questioned his commitment for state Ranji team
According to Saha, Majumdar had sent intimidating messages to him for not giving an interview
The BCCI Apex Council will review the probe committee's report concerning India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who had accused journalist Boria Majumdar of intimidating him, at its meeting on April 23.
A three-member committee on Saturday met Saha here on Saturday to probe into the 37-year-old's allegations against the unnamed journalist.
Dinesh Karthik was sympathetic towards Wriddhiman Saha, saying it was not easy for a cricketer to accept rejection.
While Saha had initially refused to name the journalist in a series of tweets on February 23, it is understood that now he is ready to reveal the identity of the journalist and has given his consent to probe.
The annual central contracts that players sign (Saha is in Group B with annual retainership of Rs 3 crore) has a clause 6.3, which apparently he has violated.
Dravid had earlier suggested retirement to Saha as he would not be considered for selection in the longest format.
In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Saha said he will keep the journalist's name with himself on grounds of 'humanity'.
Dravid's clarification came a day after Saha in the media opened up on how Dravid suggested retirement as he would not be considered for selection in the longest format.
Saha, 37, who has been dropped from the Indian team, had taken to Twitter to allege that one "respected" journalist took an aggressive tone after his refusal to grant him an interview.
Wriddhiman also hit out at BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, whom he claimed had assured him that he shouldn't worry about his place in the team.
Overseas 'keepers Sam Billings (England) and Matthew Wade (Australia) met the same fate as Wriddhiman while Jonny Bairstow bagged Rs 6.75 crore from PBKS.
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It is understood that the new team management has conveyed to the national selectors that the 37-year-old wicket-keeper isn't one for the future.
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