Boria Majumdar found guilty in Wriddhiman Saha row; could face two-year ban 

Indian journalist Boria Majumdar is likely to face a two-year ban from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after he was found guilty in the veteran India wicket keeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha row. 

The Indian cricket board had formed a three-member panel consisting of vice-president Rajiv Shukla, treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal and Apex Council Member Prabhtej Singh Bhatia.

The panel has found Majumdar guilty of intimidating India wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha over an interview request with the board set to write to the International Cricket Council to take necessary action. 

“We will be informing all state units of the Indian cricket board to not allow him inside stadiums. He won’t be given media accreditation for home matches and we will also be writing to ICC to blacklist him. Players will be asked not to engage with him,” a top BCCI official told The Sunday Express on condition of anonymity.

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Wriddhiman Saha row: How did the episode unfold?

The veteran Test cricketer brought the incident into light on February 19, earlier this year, via a Twitter post attached with screenshots of his exchange with the Indian journalist. 

“After all of my contributions to Indian cricket… this is what I face from a so-called ‘Respected’ journalist! This is where journalism has gone,” Saha tweeted.

One of the messages from the journalist read: “You did not call. Never again will I interview you. I don’t take insults kindly. And I will remember this.”

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri had asked the board president Sourav Ganguly to look into the matter immediately.