The former India head coach slammed the reporter on Sunday for threatening an interview with India’s veteran goalkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and asking BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to intervene.
“After all my contribution to Indian cricket…that’s what I expect from a so called ‘respected’ journalist! This is where journalism disappears,” Saha tweeted on Saturday night as a reporter sent Screenshot of a message from the reporter who forced him to give an interview before threatening him.
In response to the tweet, Shastri slammed the reporter for abusing his position and argued that Ganguly should investigate the matter like other players.
“Shocked by a player threatened by a journalist. Clear abuse of power. Something that happens often with #TeamIndia. Time to dive into the BCCI PREZ. Find out who every cricketer is interested in. From Ultimate Team Man WS Look, this is serious,” he tweeted.
Earlier that night, Saha was eliminated from India’s Test squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which will begin in March, as selectors selected Rishabh Pant as their primary wicktkeeping option and KS Bharat as their primary wicktkeeping option. Substitute.
When asked about the reason for eliminating Saha, who scored a brave 61 in Kanpur’s last Test against New Zealand, selection chairman Chetan Salam did not reveal the reason.
“Listen, we don’t really believe in age. We can’t tell you why you gave up on Wriddhi. But there comes a time when you don’t play too long and you start thinking about youth. I don’t know why Saha doesn’t play Ranji Trophy either. That Not my jurisdiction, that’s what the state department needs to investigate,” Chetan said during a virtual news conference.
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