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The Board of Get rid of watch over for Cricket in India on Wednesday banned senior journalist Boria Majumdar for 2 years for intimidating Wriddhiman Saha. The frail India wicket-keeper had alleged that he was as soon as intimidated by a journalist for not giving an interview. He revealed the entire tiny print to a BCCI committee probing the matter in March earlier this year. Journalist Boria Majumdar in a Twitter video identified himself because the one accused by Saha. A three-member committee had met Saha in Unique Delhi to probe into the 37-year-worn’s allegations in opposition to the beforehand unnamed journalist. “I actually possess told the committee the total lot I do know. I actually possess shared the entire tiny print with them. I am unable to converse you mighty apt now. BCCI has asked me not to chat about the meeting originate air as they are going to answer your entire queries,” Saha told journalists after acting sooner than the committee in Unique Delhi.
NDTV accessed the BCCI expose wherein it acknowledged that Majumdar has been banned from getting accreditation as a member of the clicking in any of the cricket suits (home and world) in India. It moreover acknowledged that Majumdar has been banned for 2 years from interviewing any registered players in India. He has moreover been banned for 2 years from gaining access to any BCCI or member associations owned cricket facilities.
A centrally-contracted player, Saha had posted a series of tweets on February 23 to compose the price, following which the BCCI initiated a probe into the matter.
All of it started after the 37-year-worn was as soon as passed over for the dwelling series in opposition to Sri Lanka. Saha, in an outburst, revealed some categorised dressing room conversations with head coach Rahul Dravid.
He stated that he was as soon as told by Dravid in South Africa that he was as soon as no longer within the blueprint of things.
The wicketkeeper-batter moreover revealed how Chetan Sharma, the chairman of the national different committee, told him that they were not desirous about him anymore. Saha has nowadays been demoted to Community C of the BCCI central contracts list.
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(With PTI inputs)
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