That's the reason that the word "insecurity" is not there in his dictionary from his formative years as a cricketer.
Wriddhiman missed out on the last three Tests against England suffering from tendonitis (thigh strain) and his replacement Parthiv Patel made full use of opportunities scoring two half-centuries.
"No one would like to miss out on a Test series. It's only natural that one would be disappointed if you would have to sit out due to an injury. Now Parthiv has come and done well but I see no reason to feel insecure. At worst, what will happen. I will not be selected for the next Test series. So what is my job? To make a good comeback in domestic cricket post injury and produce performances, which is in my control," Wriddhiman told PTI during an interaction.
"I have never let either success go into my head nor has failures affect me. I believe I have been able to maintain that balance till now. And I have been like this since my childhood. I have never been overtly emotional about things. You need to keep life simple," says Wriddhiman.
Is it something that he has learned from MS Dhoni, having shared the India and Chennai Super Kings dressing room with him for a number of years, he cuts you short.
Talk about his comeback to competition, Wriddhiman said that his rehabilitation is complete and he will be playing for his club side Mohun Bagan this weekend.
"I completed my rehab program at the NCA five days back. I can resume playing competitive cricket. At the NCA, they worked on a specific muscle tissue that had got weak due to the injury. The next big assignment will be Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (national T20) for Bengal," he said.
He is a touch sad that Bengal could not make it to the knock-outs of the Ranji Trophy which might have given him a few more top quality matches.
"We (Bengal) started off well but during the last phase of the league stage, we did not do well at important phases. It would have been great had we been able to play in the knock-out stages of the tournament," lamented Wriddhiman.
Isn't it difficult to switch gears directly from T20 to Test mode, he replied that it's least of problems.
"At this level, it's about muscle memory and body reacts to the format naturally. The moment I play T20, I know that I have to attack and similarly when I enter the Test zone, I know I need to be more judicious with the shot selection," he signed off.
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