The hurt and disillusionment was palpable as a disgruntled India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Monday called the Motera Stadium his new “home ground”, having played all his life at the Eden Gardens.

It would not have been easy for the Gujarat Titans glovesman to return to the venue, where he made a dream Ranji debut with a hundred in 2007, but won’t play for the state anymore after a recent run-in with the establishment.