Boria Majumdar prone to get two-year ban in Wriddhiman Saha case

The Indian cricket board is prone to impose a two-year ban on discuss present host Boria Majumdar after a three-member BCCI committee discovered him responsible of intimidating India wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha over an interview request.

“We will be informing all state units of the Indian cricket board to not allow him inside stadiums. He won’t be given media accreditation for home matches and we will also be writing to ICC to blacklist him. Players will be asked not to engage with him,” a high BCCI official informed The Sunday Express on situation of anonymity.

Majumdar didn’t reply to telephone calls or textual content messages on Saturday.

The subject got here to gentle on February 19 this 12 months, when the 37-year-old Bengal wicketkeeper shared a Twitter put up that mentioned: “After all of my contributions to Indian cricket… this is what I face from a so-called ‘Respected’ journalist! This is where journalism has gone.”

Saha additionally shared screenshots of purported messages that he had obtained. One of them mentioned: “You did not call. Never again will I interview you. I don’t take insults kindly. And I will remember this.”

Following his revelation, Saha obtained widespread assist from the cricketing fraternity. Former India coach Ravi Shastri urged BCCI president Sourav Ganguly “to dive in”.

Taking cognizance of the social media put up, the BCCI shaped a committee comprising vice-president Rajeev Shukla, treasurer Arun Dhumal and apex council member Prabhtej Bhatia to probe Saha’s allegation.

While deposing earlier than the committee, Saha recognized Majumdar and alleged that he was “bullied” for an interview.

Meanwhile, Majumdar accused the cricketer of “doctoring” the screenshots of the WhatsApp messages he had posted on Twitter and later shared with the committee.