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Indian cricket staff captain Rohit Sharma© AFP
Former Indian cricket staff quick bowler Venkatesh Prasad was extraordinarily crucial of Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed over her feedback about Rohit Sharma. Throughout India’s Champions Trophy 2025 match towards New Zealand, she took to social media to name Rohit ‘fats’. “Rohit Sharma is fat for a sportsman! Need to lose weight! And of course the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had,” Shama wrote in a submit which she deleted later. Nevertheless, the feedback from Shama Mohamed resulted in a large backlash and Prasad went to name them “absolutely pathetic” and “uncalled for”.
“Rohit has maintained great dignity as a captain, led us to a T-20 WC win 8 months back and in the middle of an ICC tournament, body-shaming him is absolutely pathetic and uncalled for. Should have some respect for a person who has achieved through his skills and leadership for so many years,” he posted on X (previously Twitter).
Rohit has maintained nice dignity as a captain , led us to a T-20 WC win 8 months again and in the course of an ICC match, body-shaming him is completely pathetic and uncalled for.
Ought to have some respect for an individual who has achieved by his expertise and management for… pic.twitter.com/0FoGGYxpAa
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) March 3, 2025
In the meantime, Rohit Sharma’s childhood coach Dinesh Lad mentioned making fat-shaming feedback on the Indian captain “damages the image of the country”.
Shama’s feedback on Rohit triggered robust reactions from all quarters, and the difficulty snowballed into an enormous controversy, which led the Congress celebration to direct Shama to delete her social media submit on Rohit.
“A cricketer who is doing so well for the nation, under whom the team is playing very well. Such comments against that player are not at all good. By this, you are also damaging the country’s image. This is really shameful,” Lad informed IANS.
To date within the ongoing match. Rohit stays to be the one high order Indian batter who’s but to attain a half-century, with Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer firing in high kind. The 37-year-old has accrued 76 runs throughout three innings.
(With IANS inputs)
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