Ganguly convincing factor in Wriddhiman Saha's decision to delay retirement

Wriddhiman Saha had planned his retirement from cricket when he last visited Eden Gardens in June However after conducting a meeting with the Cricket Association of Bengal CAB to resolve the issues that had caused his move to Tripura for two seasons Saha changed his mindThe credit goes to Sourav Ganguly The former India captain convinced Wriddhiman Saha to stay and finish his career with Bengal Despite struggling with injuries the wicketkeeperbatsman decided to continue his play with the help of the teams physioYou can say it was because of emotional attachment he said as quoted by ESPNcricinfoI wasnt going to play this year but Sourav Ganguly and my wife pushed me to play and finish with Bengal after two seasons with Tripura Wriddhiman Saha addedFurther Wriddhiman Saha stated that he would not be available for all the whiteball segments of domestic cricket knowing he couldnt handle the full seasons demands He also wanted to give others a chance having already informed Gujarat Titans he wouldnt participate in the Indian Premier League anymoreOne of the beneficiaries of Wriddhiman Sahas move to Tripura was Abishek Porel who excelled in Sahas absence and earned retention from Delhi Capitals As a mentor to young wicketkeepers Saha finds this gratifyingIve been pushing myself for the last year But because of my body condition and injuries I wont be able to play for the full season he noted as quoted by ESPNcricinfoThats why I chose the most vital format Ranji Trophy It will be tough to carry on but I will play and hopefully we qualify If we do I will play till the end of the season else Ill finish off at Eden Gardens he addedAlso ReadRanji Trophy Siddhesh Lad Shreyas Iyer breathe fireI was already prepared that I wont play this year but when my wife and Sourav Ganguly pushed me I couldnt refuse Saha saidStill recognised as one of the best wicketkeepers in India and possibly the world Wriddhiman Saha is content with his career Despite having played in the era of MS Dhoni and then Rishabh Pant he does not consider himself unluckyThere are so many of them who didnt play despite toiling so hard Amol Muzumdar Padmakar Shivalkar sir I feel fortunate and proud to have played 40 Tests for India he saidSaha finished his Test career with 1353 runs in 56 innings averaging 2941 with three centuries and six halfcenturies His standout moment was scoring unbeaten halfcenturies in both innings to help India defeat New Zealand in 2016 While he feels he maybe couldve done more with the bat Saha emphasises that his priority was always wicketkeepingWhen I started I was a wicketkeeper I knew I could never be as good as Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly Rahul Dravid Virender Sehwag VVS Laxman and Virat Kohli Saha saidI wanted to earn a name in what I did from childhood thats why I put more emphasis on wicketkeeping he addedHaving trained under Kiran More Saba Karim and Deep Dasgupta and having had chats with Dhoni and interactions with Adam Gilchrist and Ian Healy Wriddhiman Saha has always aimed to be at his best Now he enjoys mentoring young keepersIve spoken to keepers from the womens team we keep talking to each other he saidLast IPL Dhruv Jurel spoke to me Rishabh Pant has done it all along when we played together The understanding was good he used to share his experiences and I used to give him as much input as possible he noted as quoted by ESPNcricinfoReflecting on his career Saha is pleased he continued playing for three more years despite being told in late 2021 by thencoach Rahul Dravid that the Indian team was moving on from himThat door got closed but I knew domestic and IPL was still there he saidIt wasnt like I got demoralised because of that Ive played now for three years since that Why did I start playing Because I like it Last year Id stopped liking the game and planned to leave After this season Im moving on he addedHopefully we can make the final If not Ill finish off at Eden Gardens he concludedWith ANI Inputs