Kolkata: Indian cricketer Wriddhiman Saha has received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Saturday.
After returning to Kolkata from a holiday, Saha met CAB president Avishek Dalmiya and formally sought a No Objection Certificate from the state association.”CAB gave concurrence to the request of Mr Saha and provided the NOC to him for playing for another state,” the state unit said in a statement.
CAB also wished him the very best for his future endeavors.
Saha, who has been a Bengal player for almost a decade, did not take part in the Ranji Trophy this season. Soon after the CAB revealed the Bengal roster for the Ranji knockouts, Saha had a lengthy talk with Dalmiya in which he intimated that he may no longer play for Bengal.
He was upset by comments made by a top CAB official, who questioned Saha’s devotion when he opted to boycott the Ranji Trophy group stage for personal reasons. Despite coach Arun Lal’s conversation with the India international, he left the Bengal team’s WhatsApp group.
“For me, too, it is a very sad feeling that I have to go through something like this after playing for Bengal for so long. It is disappointing that people make such comments and question your integrity. As a player, I had never faced such a thing in the past, but now that it has happened, even I need to (move on),” Saha had said.
Saha was apparently in negotiations with other cricket boards, including the Gujarat and Baroda cricket associations, but both disputed the reports. Finally, Tripura Cricket Association was able to obtain his services.
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