Wait ends for quiet man Saha
Writing in The Indian Express, Shamik Chakrabarty profiles Wriddhiman Saha, who has put years of waiting behind him to become India's first-choice Test wicketkeeper
07-Jun-2015
Writing in The Indian Express, Shamik Chakrabarty profiles Wriddhiman Saha, who has put years of waiting behind him to become India's first-choice Test wicketkeeper.
The 30-year-old Saha now has a flat in South City Mall, drives swanky cars, but he has barely changed, attitude-wise. He is an intensely private person and doesn't really socialise much. His elder brother Anirban, an engineer, is still his best friend. He met his wife Debarati on the social networking site Orkut and married in 2011 after a four-year courtship. Saha kept the marriage pretty low key. Less than 200 people were invited. Just family members and few close friends. "I am like that, I like to keep things private. I don't express myself. If you want to know me, you have to make an approach."
The couple has a two-year-old daughter, Anvi -- her father's "lucky mascot". Saha describes his wife as "home minister" who now has the additional charge of running their food joint, Puran Dhaka. "She, along with three of my friends, runs the show. The restaurant serves delicacies from east Bengal. I'm a foodie and like Gujarati food items. My food joint, however, serves Bengali dishes. Come and taste our smoked hilsa. We've Mughlai on the menu as well," Saha smiles.