"I have told the committee everything I know. I have shared all the details with them. I can't tell you much right now. BCCI has asked me not to talk about the meeting outside as they will answer all your queries," After appearing in front of board vice-president Rajeev Shukla, treasurer Arun Dhumal, and IPL governing council member Prabhtej Bhatia, Saha told reporters.
Whoria Majumdar has a point defending himself against Saha pic.twitter.com/e8hBOQSej1
— Thalavenger (@Thalavenger) March 5, 2022
In February, Saha, who had been left out of the Indian team for the Test series against Sri Lanka, took to Twitter to share a screenshot of messages received to him on WhatsApp by a "renowned" writer. The sender of the screenshot requested that Saha "give an interview with me," to which Saha did not answer. Eventually, the messages became more aggressive: "You didn't pick up the phone. I'm not going to interview you again. Insults don't sit well with me. And I'll keep this in mind. You should not have done what you did."
With Rishabh Pant establishing himself as India's first-choice wicketkeeper and Srikar Bharat rising through the ranks to become his new deputy, head coach Rahul Dravid informed Saha, who has played 40 Tests, that the team would be moving on from him and that he could make a career decision. "Indirectly being advised to retire," the 37-year-old felt. He was downgraded from Group B (INR 3 crore pay) to Group C (INR 1 crore) on the BCCI central contracts list not long after that.