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Saha does not want to feature in Ranji Trophy Knockouts for Bengal, CAB President

With the Ranji Trophy 2022 Knockouts just around the corner, the Bengal team faces a few internal problems. Bengal, who are set to face Jharkhand in their quarter-final tie from June 6 in Bangalore, will be without the services of Wriddhiman Saha, who has confirmed that he does not want to play for the stateside.


According to IndianExpress, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya has said all attempts to talk to Saha have not been fruitful.


"The Cricket Association of Bengal wanted Wriddhiman Saha to play for Bengal at this crucial juncture, especially when Bengal would be fighting in the knockout stage in a bid to win the Ranji Trophy after becoming the top-ranked team in the country at the end of the group stage. I had expressed this to Wriddhiman and requested him to reconsider his decision. However, Wriddhiman has now communicated to us that he is not willing to play the Ranji Trophy knockouts," Dalmiya was quoted.


Saha has already left the Bengal Ranji Team WhatsApp group, apart from asking for inter-state NOC from CAB. The entire Saha fiasco started when he was dropped from India's Test side, where the 37-year-old expressed his displeasure.


He further decided to opt out of Ranji Trophy league games, which was criticized by the CAB joint-secretary back then.


"What to do? If he is that stubborn, we have to give him. But nobody should try to arm-twist the state association, as it is bigger than any individual," the unnamed official communicated.


Out of favour, the Indian keeper has played 122 First-Class games for Bengal, amassing 6,423 runs with 13 centuries and 38 half-centuries, making his debut way back in 2007.


Bengal's coaching staff member stated that they are planning to move on from all this.


"I won't comment about Saha's decision to pull out. But now that the picture is clear, we can plan accordingly," he explained.


Saha has been in top form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Gujarat Titans (GT), having scored 313 runs at an average of 34.66.

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