Two Year Ban Looming Over Boria Majumdar For Intimidating Wriddhiman Saha

The investigative committee of BCCI has decided the punishment for the 'respected journalist'.

The Wriddhiman Saha-Journalist saga is finally entering its last stage as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to reprimand Boria Majumdar for his behaviour with the veteran Indian cricketer. 

The cricket journalist is likely to face a two-year ban where he won't be allowed to enter any stadium, won't be given any media accreditation for home matches, and possible blacklisting from ICC. 

According to a report in Indian Express, a BCCI official has confirmed the punishment of Boria for intimidating Saha after the cricketer refused to do an interview with him in February 2022. 

“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 as quoted by Indian Express. 

The issue came to the public on February 19 when Wriddhiman Saha posted a screenshot where he, without naming anyone, criticised the journalist for his intimidating messages. 

“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 wrote on Twitter. 

After all of my contributions to Indian cricket..this is what I face from a so called “Respected” journalist! This is where the journalism has gone. pic.twitter.com/woVyq1sOZX

— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) February 19, 2022

The case was handed over to the BCCI and a committee comprising vice-president Rajeev Shukla, treasurer Arun Dhumal, and apex council member Prabhtej Bhatia was formed to investigate the issue. After refusing to name the journalist at first, Saha revealed Boria Majumdar's name in front of the investigative committee.