India wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha has made some big revelations after he was not picked in the squad for the Sri Lanka series.
The right-hander said that BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had earlier gave him an assurance that as long as he is there (at the helm position), Saha would be there in the side.
"After scoring 61 against New Zealand at Kanpur, Dadi (Ganguly) congratulated me over WhatsApp and mentioned, 'As long as I'm here (helming the BCCI), you would be in the team'. Such a message from the BCCI president really boosted my confidence. What I'm struggling to understand is that how things have changed so fast," Saha told The Sunday Express.
Saha also revealed that the team management had told him that he won't be considered henceforth.
"The team management had told me that I would not be considered henceforth. I could not tell this so long as I was part of the India team setup," Wriddhiman was quoted as saying by PTI on Saturday.
"Even coach Rahul Dravid suggested that I think about taking retirement," he added.
The squad for the Sri Lanka series was announced on Saturday with Rohit Sharma being named as the skipper of the side while Test mainstays Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane getting dropped.