Wriddhiman Saha might quickly start his teaching journey.
The previous India wicketkeeper-batter is prone to substitute Pranab Roy as Bengal’s U-23 coach if discussions with the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB) progress as anticipated.
Sources point out CAB’s high brass has held casual talks with Saha, who has expressed curiosity within the function.
A 40-Check veteran, Saha retired from all codecs earlier this 12 months and has since been working with younger cricketers at his academy.
Curiously, Saha turned down a fielding coach function with Kolkata Knight Riders forward of this 12 months’s IPL, saying he wasn’t prepared for such a place but.
In a chat with Sportstar earlier this 12 months, Saha mentioned:
“All through my profession, I’ve believed that if somebody needs to take up an task, he must be completely prepared for that — each by way of preparation and mentality — and solely then can he obtain success in that specific function.”
“I’m not prepared for that form of teaching function but, and that’s why I turned down a proposal of an assistant coach at Kolkata Knight Riders. I’m certain it could have been a incredible alternative, however I needed to say no, as a result of I knew I wanted a while earlier than taking over a full-fledged teaching task.”
Saha has additionally been appointed mentor of the Siliguri Strikers for the Bengal Professional T20 League subsequent month.