New Delhi: Team India has been announced for the home Test series against Sri Lanka. Wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha was not included in the team. After this, Saha made some revelations about the head coach of the team, Rahul Dravid. Saha had said that Dravid has advised him to retire. Now coach Dravid has broken the silence on this statement of Saha.

After winning the third T20 match against West Indies, Dravid while addressing a press conference in Kolkata said that I respect the contribution that Saha has made to cricket. I do not want him to hear from others what I have said to him. I wanted him to hear the whole truth from me. Dravid said, 'I have not been saddened at all by Saha's words. I respect Wriddhiman Saha with all my heart. I respect his achievements and his contribution to Indian cricket.

Our conversation was also held with full respect. He deserves honesty and clarity. I do not want him to know through the media what I said to him. Rahul Dravid further said that, 'I keep on talking like this to all the players continuously. I am not sad at all, because I know that many times players do not like such messages. These are difficult things to do.

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