Cricketer Wriddhiman Saha has hinted that he would reveal the identity of the rogue journalist, who issued him threats on WhatsApp for not granting him an interview. Saha said that he was waiting for an apology from the journalist as he desired to give him a second chance.
Indian cricketer Wriddhiman Saha
Speaking with Zee News, Saha said that he was ‘hurt with the message of the journalist.’ “Neither have I ever behaved badly with any journalist nor have they misbehaved with me. But this was uncalled for. I wanted to expose him so that people know that the world of journalism has such people,” Saha told Zee News.”The said journalist has neither got in touch with me nor has he apologised,” Saha said.
The Indian cricketer said that the BCCI had contacted him after the issue evoked angry reactions from several former cricketers including former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who urged BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to intervene.
He said, “After my tweet, BCCI has got in touch with me through email and through the phone. They are investigating the matter. I will cooperate with them.
“I don’t want to reveal his identity because these are my morals and I live by principles. I always feel that I should give someone a second chance. This is the second chance that I want to give him for the time being.”
Saha on Sunday had exposed a ‘respected’ journalist for issuing him threats on WhatsApp as he shared a screenshot of his chat. This was after he publicly exposed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly in relation to his non-selection for the Indian team.
Saha had tweeted, “After all of my contributions to Indian cricket..this is what I face from a so-called “Respected” journalist! This is where the journalism has gone.”
In the WhatsApp chat in question, the ‘respected’ journalist was seen writing to the cricketer in a menacing tone, “Do an interview with me. Will be good. If you want to be democratic, then I won’t push.”