A couple of months ago, Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Wriddhiman Saha shared screenshots of his chat with a renowned journalist and alleged that he was threatened by him for an interview.
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Even though Saha didn’t reveal the journo’s name back then, it was unearthed that it was acclaimed sports journalist Boria Majumdar who did the act.
Soon after Saha’s complaints, a three-member board was compiled to look into the matter by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) who found Majumdar guilty of intimidating Saha, reported Hindustan Times.
They went ahead and imposed a two-year ban on Majumdar concluding that his actions were “in the nature of threat and intimidation.” In the lengthy letter, the board listed sanctions being imposed on Majumdar.
The BCCI Committee recommended the following sanctions to the Apex Council of BCCI. The Apex Council of BCCI agreed with the recommendations of the BCCI Committee and imposed the following sanctions:
- 2 (two) year ban on getting any accreditation as a member of the press in any of the cricket matches (domestic and international) in India;
- 2 (two) year ban on getting any interview with any registered players in India; and
- 2 (two) year ban on access to any of BCCI and members associations owned cricket facilities
You can read the entire draft here:
This is how people online reacted on hearing this news:
Good. Much deserved. Media sometimes think they are bigger than everyone else. Man needed to be humbled https://t.co/PZa2alam2u
— Shankar SK (@Shankarcamp) May 4, 2022
And the irony is @BoriaMajumdar was denying it and planning to file a defamation suit on @Wriddhipops – now we know who is right and who is wrong. https://t.co/HXsHOUHrT7
— Nikhil Ram (@Nikhil_Rams) May 4, 2022
Rejoice. Massive win for cricket. https://t.co/T2IQTuhNtu
— 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡 (𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐝) (@SmudgeStan) May 4, 2022
Very good move by @BCCI Thank you for upholding the dignity of Champion W Saha. Shrewd ppl taking undue advantage of the niceness of good players is a very common affront. https://t.co/e0N8qZ2zNF
— RN49 (@RN494) May 4, 2022
Serves him right . He is not above any cricketer who played their hears out and work hard to reach this position.@BoriaMajumdar https://t.co/oATXuEGQFg
— deepu suresh (@deepsea050) May 4, 2022
In his defense, journalist Majumdar in a video claimed that Saha had tampered with screenshots of their WhatsApp chats and is soon to file a defamation case against him for damaging his reputation and credibility.
There are always two sides to a story. @Wriddhipops has doctored, tampered screenshots of my WhatsApp chats which have damaged my reputation and credibility. I have requested the @BCCI for a fair hearing. My lawyers are serving @Wriddhipops a defamation notice. Let truth prevail. pic.twitter.com/XBsiFVpskl
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) March 5, 2022
What do you think of BCCI’s verdict on this case?