‘Rohit Sharma is fats’: Congress chief Shama Mohamed sparks controversy over captain’s health
In a put up on X, Mohamed additionally took a dig at Sharma’s physique, stating that he’s “fats” and must shed extra pounds.
Her remarks got here after Sharma, 37, was dismissed early in India’s match in opposition to New Zealand, a recreation the group in the end received by 44 runs.”@ImRo45 is fats for a sportsman! Must shed extra pounds! And naturally, probably the most unimpressive captain India has ever had!” Mohamed mentioned.
Her feedback drew sharp criticism, together with from senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, who defended Sharma, praising his ‘excellent cricket mind’. Sardesai known as Mohamed’s comment “weird” and identified that Sharma has a confirmed monitor report as captain.
“Most ‘unimpressive’ captain India has ever had, @drshamamohd? Actually, ma’am? The place did that fully weird comment come from? I’ve performed a little bit cricket and might inform you, purely as a long-time observer, that @ImRo45 makes first-class choices and has an outstanding cricket mind. He has received a number of IPL titles and has led a white-ball group that’s the finest on the earth. IMHO, Rohit Sharma has been a beautiful captain for Workforce India, main from the entrance and enjoying a fearless model of cricket. (On weight, choose a participant by the runs he scores, not his kilos, please.),” Sardesai wrote.
Responding to Sardesai, Mohamed doubled down on her criticism, citing Sharma’s determination to have KL Rahul bat at No. 3 within the 2022 Melbourne Check, which India misplaced. She additionally referenced India’s defeat within the 2023 World Cup closing.
“Didn’t he transfer KL Rahul to No. 3 within the MCG Check and put himself at No. 1, which backfired fully? Wasn’t {that a} egocentric transfer? Due to that, Shubman Gill was out of the XI. Didn’t we lose the final World Cup closing in Ahmedabad? I’ve in contrast him to our earlier captains,” she wrote.Nonetheless, her response additionally drew consideration for an obvious typo, as she misspelled Shubman Gill’s title as “Shubam Gill.”
Mohamed, nonetheless, deleted the put up later.
