BCCI Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Probe ‘Threats’ From Journalist To Wriddhiman Saha

The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday constituted a three-member committee to look into the matter of India wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha receiving threats and intimidation from a senior journalist. “The three member committee includes of BCCI Vice-President Mr Rajiv Shukla, BCCI Treasurer Mr Arun Singh Dhumal and BCCI Apex Council Member Mr Prabhtej Singh Bhatia. The committee will begin the proceedings as early as subsequent week,” BCCI mentioned in an announcement. Saha, a centrally contracted cricketer, was allegedly threatened by a senior journalist for not responding to his messages asking for an interview.

BCCI mentioned taking cognizance of the matter the apex board obtained in contact with Saha and determined to represent a three-member committee to research the matter.

Saha on Tuesday had refused to disclose the identify of the journalist who threatened him after the Indian wicketkeeper-batter was dropped from the squad towards Sri Lanka.

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“I have not obtained any communication from the BCCI but. In the event that they ask me to disclose the identify (of the journalist), I might inform them it was by no means my intention to hurt any person’s profession, to drag an individual down. That is why I did not reveal the identify in my tweet. That is not the educating of my dad and mom. The primary goal of my tweet was to reveal the truth that there’s somebody within the media who does such issues, disrespecting a participant’s want,” Saha informed The Indian Specific.

“It wasn’t truthful, which I wished to inform by my tweets. He who has performed it is aware of it very nicely. I posted these tweets as a result of I did not need the gamers to face such issues. I wished to convey the message that what has been performed was incorrect and nobody else ought to do it once more,” he added.