BCCI issues official statement to attack Congress politician for body-shaming Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma became a part of a fresh controversy when a politician from the country's grand-old party Congress used words like "fat" and "unimpressive" for him. The comments were made by Shama Mohamed, who is a spokesperson of the party.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now decided to jump into the controversy. The board has come in defense of Rohit Sharma and slammed the Congress politician for such comments.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia condemned the comments and claimed that it can have a demoralizing effect on the player in the middle of a big tournament. It is to be noted that Rohit is currently leading India in the ongoing Champions Trophy.

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BCCI slams Congress politician for body shaming Rohit Sharma

Devajit Saikia spoke to NDTV regarding this matter and labelled the comments as "unfortunate". He hopes that such comments do not have any effect on the players and also asked the politicians not to make any derogatory comments for their own publicity.

"Very unfortunate for a responsible person to pass such a trivial comment when the team is in the middle of such a crucial ICC tournament. It may have demoralising effect on an individual or the team," Saikia said.

"All the players are performing to their highest potential and results are visible. I hope individuals will desist from making such derogatory statements for personal publicity sake," he added.

What did Shama Mohamed say about Rohit Sharma?

During India's match against New Zealand in the ongoing Champions Trophy, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed decided to take a dig at Rohit Sharma's fitness. She even called Rohit the "most unimpressive captain" of the country.

"@ImRo45 is fat for a sportsman! Need to lose weight! And, of course, the most unimpressive captain India has ever had," Shama had posted on X (formerly Twitter).

She was brutally trolled by the cricket fans and the rival party BJP for body shaming an iconic player. Shama was even forced to delete her tweet after facing severe backlash but later defended her comments by calling it a "generic tweet".

"It was a generic tweet about the fitness of a sportsperson. It was not body-shaming. I always believed a sportsperson should be fit, and I felt he was a bit overweight, so I just tweeted about that. I have been attacked for no reason. When I compared him with previous captains, I put in a statement. I have the right. What is wrong in saying? It is a democracy," she told ANI.

#WATCH | On her comment on Indian Cricket team captain Rohit Sharma, Congress leader Shama Mohammed says, "It was a generic tweet about the fitness of a sportsperson. It was not body-shaming. I always believed a sportsperson should be fit, and I felt he was a bit overweight, so I… pic.twitter.com/OBiLk84Mjh

— ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2025

Rohit Sharma's captaincy achievements

Rohit Sharma is currently in Dubai where he is the captain of India in the ongoing Champions Trophy. The veteran cricketer has achieved tremendous success both as India's captain and in the IPL as well.

He has led India to 40 wins in 54 ODIs at a tremendous win percentage of 74.07. Overall, he has led India to 101 wins in 140 international matches at a win percentage of 72.14 which is easily one of the best.

Under Rohit Sharma, India won the T20 World Cup 2024 in which he played a vital role in the team's title win with the second-most no. of runs in the tournament. Rohit is also the joint-most successful IPL captain with five titles to his name.