“Pathetic, Uncalled For”: Ex-India Star’s Brutal Take On ‘Rohit Sharma Fats-Shaming’ Row

Former Indian cricket group quick bowler Venkatesh Prasad was extraordinarily important of Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed over her feedback about Rohit Sharma. Throughout India’s Champions Trophy 2025 match in opposition to New Zealand, she took to social media to name Rohit ‘fats’. “Rohit Sharma is fats for a sportsman! Must drop some weight! And naturally essentially the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had,” Shama wrote in a publish which she deleted later. Nevertheless, the feedback from Shama Mohamed resulted in a large backlash and Prasad went to name them “completely pathetic” and “uncalled for”.

“Rohit has maintained nice dignity as a captain, led us to a T-20 WC win 8 months again and in the midst of an ICC event, body-shaming him is totally pathetic and uncalled for. Ought to have some respect for an individual who has achieved by way of his abilities and management for thus a few 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 midst of an ICC event, body-shaming him is totally pathetic and uncalled for.

Ought to have some respect for an individual who has achieved by way of his abilities 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 picture of the nation”.

Shama’s feedback on Rohit triggered robust reactions from all quarters, and the problem snowballed into an enormous controversy, which led the Congress celebration to direct Shama to delete her social media publish on Rohit.

“A cricketer who’s doing so effectively for the nation, below whom the group is enjoying very effectively. Such feedback in opposition to that participant are in no way good. By this, you might be additionally damaging the nation’s picture. That is actually shameful,” Lad instructed IANS.

Up to now within the ongoing event. Rohit stays to be the one prime order Indian batter who’s but to attain a half-century, with Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer firing in prime type. The 37-year-old has accrued 76 runs throughout three innings.

(With IANS inputs)