Rohit Sharma is not being immune to being fat shamed on social media but this is perhpas the first time a politician has called out on the fitness of Indian captain. Dr. Shama Mohamed, Congress national spokesperson, has called out Rohit as ‘fat’ and the most unimpressive captain India has ever had.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mohamed wrote, “@ImRo45 is fat for a sportsman! Need to lose weight! And ofcourse the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had !”
When a Pakistani journalist replied to Mohamed’s post calling Rohit world class, the Congress spokesperson doubled down on the offensive writing, “What is so world class about him when compared to his predecessors like Ganguly, Tendulkar, Dravid, Dhoni, Kohli , Kapil dev, Shastri & the rest! He is a mediocre captain as well as a mediocre player who got lucky to be the Captain of India.”
In reply to another post, Mohamed said that India lost the 2023 ODI World Cup under Rohit’s leadership and she had compared him to other Indian captains.
“Didn’t he move KL Rahul to bat at number 3 at the MCG Test & put himself at number 1 which backfired totally ! Wasn’t that a selfish move ? Because of that Shubam Gill was out of the XI . Didn’t we lose the last World Cup which took place in Ahmedabad? I have compared him to our previous captains .”
Rohit Sharma’s men in Champions Trophy semi-finals:
Notably, Mohamed’s post started gaining traction on social media right when India had defeated New Zealand to win their third straight game in the Champions Trophy and secure a berth for the semi-finals against Australia on 4 March.
Under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, India has went to play the final of 2023 ODI World Cup, won the T20 World Cup 2024 and have now qualified fror the Champions Trophy semi-finals.
