New Delhi Feb 25 PTI The BCCI has formed a three-member committee to probe the alleged threat by a senior journalist to Wriddhiman Saha for not agreeing to give an interview While Saha had initially refused to name the journalist in a series of tweets on February 23 it is understood that now he is ready to reveal the identity of the journalist and has given his consent to probe The Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI has today constituted a three-member committee to look into the matter of Wriddhiman Saha receiving threats and intimidation from a senior journalist BCCi said in a release The three member committee comprises of BCCI Vice-President Mr Rajiv Shukla BCCI Treasurer Mr Arun Singh Dhumal and BCCI Apex Council Member Mr Prabhtej Singh Bhatia The committee will start the proceedings as early as next week BCCI stated that a centrally contracted cricketer was allegedly threatened by a senior journalist for not responding to his messages asking for an interview Taking cognizance of the matter the BCCI got in touch with Saha and decided to constitute a three-member committee to investigate the matter The WhatsApp messages sent by the journalist had a threatening tone You did not call Never again will I interview you I dont take insults kindly And I will remember this Saha who has played 40 Tests has already been told by Indian team management that he wont play for India again PTI KHS KHS ATK ATK

Kolkata Dec 31 PTI BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was on Friday discharged from a hospital here after being treated for COVID-19 but will remain in home isolation for the next two weeks The former skipper will be in home isolation under doctors supervision and has not been infected with the Omicron variant hospital authorities said We have discharged Ganguly this afternoon He will have to be in home isolation for the next fortnight under doctors observation After that the next course of treatment will be decided a hospital official told PTI The 49-year-old was rushed to the Woodlands Multispeciality hospital on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test came positive for COVID-19 He is clinically stableDr Saptarshi Basu and Dr Soutik Panda will keep an watch on his health status hospitals MD and CEO Dr Rupali Basu said in a statement Ganguly received the Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail therapy after admission He was admitted to hospital twice earlier this year and underwent emergency angioplasty after having complained of cardiac issues His elder brother Snehasish Ganguly had also tested positive for COVID-19 early this year PTI SCH TAP PM PM

Kolkata Dec 31 PTI BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was on Friday discharged from the hospital after being treated for COVID-19 but will remain in home isolation for the next two weeks The former skipper will be in home isolation under doctors supervision and has not been infected with the Omicron variant hospital authorities said We have discharged Ganguly this afternoon He will have to be in home isolation for the next fortnight under doctors observation After that the next course of treatment will be decided a hospital official told PTI The 49-year-old was rushed to the Woodlands Multispeciality hospital on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test came positive for COVID-19 He received the Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail therapy after admission Ganguly was admitted to hospital twice earlier this year and underwent emergency angioplasty after having some cardiac issues His elder brother Snehasish Ganguly had also tested positive for COVID-19 early this year PTI SCH TAP PM PM

New Delhi Dec 30 PTI The BCCI has decided to postpone the National U-16 boys tournament for the Vijay Merchant Trophy for the second year in a row owing to the COVID-19 pandemic BCCI secretary Jay Shah has written to all the state bodies that since U-16 players are not vaccinated the Board has decided not to take risk as there is a high possibility of a surge in the number of positive cases in the coming days After consulting experts and seeking views of the medical team and operations team it has been decided that keeping health and safety in mind the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy is postponed for the season Shah wrote in the letter The primary reason being participants are still not vaccinated and as such are vulnerable We should exercise caution and not be adventurous and put lives of our talented cricketers at grave risk Shah further wrote PTI KHS KHS AH AH

New Delhi Dec 22 PTI The BCCI is planning to hold the two-day mega Indian Premier League auction on February 7 and 8 in Bengaluru a senior BCCI official said on Wednesday It could well be the last mega auction that BCCI might conduct as most of the original IPL franchises want it to be discontinued Unless the COVID-19 situation worsens we will have the IPL mega auction in India The two-day event will be held on February 7 and 8 and like other years we plan to hold it in Bengaluru Preparations are underway a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity There were reports that auction will be held in the UAE but as of now BCCI has no such plans However with the emergence of Omicron variant of COVID-19 and cases on the rise the situation will remain fluid but if there are restrictions with regards to overseas travel unless all owners decide to use charter planes conducting it in India will be less of a logistical nightmare This years IPL will be a 10-team affair with Sanjiv Goenka owned Lucknow franchise along with venture capital firm CVC owned Ahmedabad making their debut in the cash rich league CVC is however waiting for its Letter of Intent from the BCCI but is expected to get an all clear in the next few weeks Both teams have time till Christmas to announce their three draft picks but BCCI might extend the dates for both as CVC is yet to get clearance Most of the franchise owners feel that mega auctions have passed their sell-by-date and a teams composition and balance gets severely compromised when there are auctions after every three years Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal had in fact said this on record how it is tough to release players after having put in effort to build a team It is very sad to lose Shreyas Iyer Shikhar Dhawan Kagiso Rabada and Ashwin The auction process itself is something like this Going forward IPL should look at this because its not that you build a team give chances to young players groom them and get them opportunities from franchises play for the country and then you lose them after three years Jindal had said after players retention was announced November 30 PTI KHS BS BS