Widdhiman Saha might not play for Bengal anymore; asks for NoC to vary states

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Widdhiman Saha might not play for Bengal anymore;  asks for NoC to vary states

Wriddhiman Saha is adamant about not turning up for Bengal within the Ranji Trophy and solely an apology from a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) official, who had questioned the participant’s dedication, can assist soften the ice. This is based on folks within the know, who’re carefully following the event.

Saha has requested for a NoC or No-Objection Certificate from the CAB that might enable him to play for a unique state from the subsequent season. It is study that the state affiliation president Avishek Dalmiya has requested him to rethink the NoC request. The two spoke over the cellphone on Tuesday.

Back in February, Saha had made himself unavailable for the group section of the Ranji Trophy. It got here on the heels of the nationwide choice committee dropping him for the two-Test house sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka. “After scoring 61 against New Zealand at Kanpur, Dadi (Sourav Ganguly) congratulated me over WhatsApp and mentioned, ‘As long as I’m here (helming the BCCI), you would be in the team’. Such a message from the BCCI president really boosted my confidence. What I’m struggling to understand is how things have changed so fast,” the wicketkeeper-batsman had stated. His resolution to skip the Ranji Trophy got here in its wake.

CAB joint-secretary Debabrata Das criticized Saha’s resolution and publicly questioned his dedication. The participant cited the sickness of a member of the family for his unavailability. The 37-year-old made his debut for Bengal in 2007 and has 122 first-class matches below his belt. Avishek had readily distanced himself from Das’ remark, saying that it wasn’t the opinion of the state affiliation. He repeated that in his dialog with Saha yesterday.

On Monday, because the CAB introduced a 22-member Bengal squad for the Ranji Trophy quarter remaining in opposition to Jharkhand, each Saha and Mohammed Shami had been included. The CAB hierarchy spoke to Shami and his availability is topic to the BCCI’s clearance. Nobody spoke to the quick bowler’s Gujarat Titans teammate Saha and a prime CAB official gave the explanation.

“Shami is an India player and his workload management is monitored by the BCCI. The custom is to speak to India players only before the Ranji squad selection. We used to speak to Saha also, when he was in the Indian team,” he instructed The Indian Express.

Saha will come to Kolkata subsequent week for the IPL playoffs, however a gathering between him and the CAB prime brass is anticipated solely after the top of the event. Meanwhile, a bit within the CAB feels that the participant is attempting to “arm-twist” the state affiliation. “When the president himself is telling him that the CAB has disowned the remark made by a person, then Saha should not be that cussed. Nobody is greater than the affiliation.”

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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