The Cricket Control Commission in India on Wednesday banned senior journalist Boria Majumdar for two years for threatening Wriddhiman Saha. The veteran India goalkeeper has alleged that he was threatened by a journalist for not giving an interview. He revealed all the details to a BCCI The Commission investigated the matter in March earlier this year. Journalist Boria Majumdar in a video on Twitter identified herself as the person Saha accused. A three-member committee met Saha in New Delhi to probe the 37-year-old’s allegations against the previously unnamed journalist. “I told the committee everything I knew. I shared all the details with them. I can’t tell you much right now. BCCI asked me not to talk about the meeting outside because they will answer all your questions,” Saha told reporters after appearing before the committee in New Delhi.
NDTV has accessed the BCCI order which states that Majumdar has been banned from being recognized as a member of the press during any cricket match (domestic and international) in India. It also says that Majumdar has been banned for 2 years from interviewing any registered player in India. He has also been banned for 2 years from accessing any cricket facilities owned by BCCI or its member associations.
A centrally contracted player, Saha posted a series of tweets on February 23 making the allegation, after which BCCI began an investigation into the matter.
It all started after the 37-year-old was omitted in the home series against Sri Lanka. Saha, in a fit of rage, revealed some classified locker room conversations with head coach Rahul Dravid.
He said he was told by Dravid in South Africa that he was no longer in the plan of things.
The ping ponger also revealed how Chetan Sharma, the chairman of the national selection committee, told him they were not considering him anymore. Saha was recently demoted to Group C on BCCI’s list of central contracts.
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(With PTI input)
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