Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has parted methods with Bengal – his workforce within the home circuit – after a public fallout with a state affiliation official. He has obtained a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to be a part of the Tripura workforce.
The Saha-CAB challenge got here to gentle, notably after the affiliation’s joint secretary Debabrata Das publicly questioned his dedication to State cricket. Saha, who debuted for Bengal again in 2007, had expressed his disappointment to see individuals elevating questions on his integrity.
“For me, too, it is a very sad feeling that I have to go through something like this after playing for Bengal for so long. It is disappointing that people make such comments and question your integrity. As a player, I had never faced such a thing in the past, but now that it has happened, even I need to (move on),” Saha had stated.
Notably, the likelihood of Saha becoming a member of Tripura was making rounds within the home circuit for a while. Meanwhile, the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) talked about that Saha can be the mentor-cum-captain of the workforce.
“We (both TCA and Saha) have come to an agreement, in principle, on this matter. The details will be finalised next week when he comes to Agartala. Yesterday (Friday, July 1), we had an Apex Council meeting, and the members had a video-conferencing with him. The association is unanimous that Saha will be a good pick as a professional for the state. It will be the 35th year in our Ranji Trophy. We have not had a player from Tripura in the Indian team. That is our main target apart from doing well,” stated Kishore Das of the TCA, as quoted by Cricbuzz.
Saha has up to now performed 122 first-class matches, wherein he has scored 6423 runs at a mean of 41.98. The right-handed batter has smashed 13 tons of and 38 half-centuries. When it comes to Test cricket, Saha has performed 40 matches and made 1353 runs at a mean shut to 30.
Saha additionally had an amazing season for Gujarat Titans (GT) within the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The veteran stumper scored 317 runs in 11 innings at a strike charge of 122.39 for Gujarat, who went on to clinch the trophy of their maiden season.
