Saha says he won’t reveal identity of journalist who threatened him

Veteran India wicketkeeper- batter Wriddhiman Saha on Tuesday decided not to reveal the identity of the journalist who had sent him a threatening message. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Saha said he will keep the journalist’s name with himself on grounds of “humanity”.

“I was hurt and offended. I thought not to tolerate such kind of behaviour and didn’t want anyone to go through these kind of bullying. I decided I will go out and expose the chat in public eye, but not his/her name,” Saha wrote.

“My nature isn’t such that I will harm anyone to the extent of ending someone’s career. So on grounds of humanity looking at his/her family, I am not exposing the name for the time being. But if any such repetition happens, I will not hold back.

“I thank each and everyone who has shown support and extended their willingness to help. My gratitude.” Saha was dropped for the home series against Sri Lanka and is unlikely to be considered for selection in the future with the Indian team management looking to groom a youngster as back-up wicketkeeper.

ICA strongly condemns ‘threat’ to Saha
The Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the “threatening” message to veteran wicketkeeperbatter Wridhimann Saha by a senior Indian journalist and welcomed the BCCI’s decision to probe the issue.

The ICA urged the board to take strictest possible action in the matter. “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,” ICA head Ashok Malhotra said in a statement.

“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. “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.”

Malhotra wants Saha to reveal the name of the journalist who sent him that message. “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,” he added.