New Delhi: An 18-member Indian team announced for the two-match Test series to be between India and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team. Firing Wriddhiman Saha, Sourav Ganguly and Dravid’s suggestions got exposed 34-year-old veteran opener Rohit Sharma appointed as the next captain of Team India. Before the Test format, he was given the command of ODI and T20 format.
At the same time, two wicket-keeper players in the form of Rishabh Pant and KS Bharat selected in the team for the upcoming home tour. At the same time, Wriddhiman Saha, who has been a part of the Test format for a long time, has been shown the way out. After being dropped from the main team, the senior wicketkeeper player has vented his anger.
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The current Dravid-led team management has asked him to think about retirement
He has told that the current Dravid-led team management has asked him to think about retirement. Not only this, he says that the management has clearly told him. That he will not be consider for selection in future. After this suggestion from the management, he had decided not to play in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
The veteran wicket-keeper player said this after the announcement of the 18-member Indian team yesterday. He said, ‘I told by the team management. That his name will not be consider during the selection in future. I did not want to tell this to the people as long as I was a part of the Indian team.
He further said, ‘The current head coach of the team. Rahul Dravid has suggested to me that I should consider retirement now.’ This was done confidentially between Saha and Dravid.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has also given his statement
Apart from this, he has also given his statement on the current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. He said, Ganguly assured me that I should not worry about my place in the team.
He told that when I played an unbeaten half-century of 61 runs against New Zealand during the Kanpur Test despite being in pain. During that time he congratulated me by messaging me on WhatsApp.
During this he assured me that I need not worry about future selection. As long as he is in the post of BCCI President. He told that these words of Ganguly had increased his confidence a lot.
