Harbhajan Singh slams Shama Mohamed for fat-shaming Rohit Sharma: ‘Zero information of the sport’ | Cricket Information – The Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket legend Harbhajan Singh on Monday got here out strongly towards Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed after she had fat-shamed Crew India captain Rohit Sharma and questioned his management.
The previous cricketer took to social media to precise his disappointment, calling the controversy “unlucky and uncalled for.”
“The controversy on the health of Rohit Sharma was unlucky and uncalled for. He’s an excellent participant and an distinctive chief who has made immense contributions to Indian cricket. Sportspersons are additionally human beings with emotion and sentiment. It certainly hurts when individuals who’ve zero information of the sport give sermons. Respect the sport and respect the gamers,” Harbhajan wrote on X.

The controversy started late Sunday when Shama Mohamed took a swipe at Rohit Sharma following India’s Champions Trophy match towards New Zealand.
In a now-deleted publish, she known as the Indian captain “fats” and a “mediocre captain,” including:
“Rohit Sharma is fats for a sportsman! Must drop pounds! And naturally, essentially the most unimpressive captain India has ever had!”
Regardless of deleting the publish, Shama continued her criticism in one other tweet, questioning Rohit’s stature in comparison with Indian cricketing greats like Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Kapil Dev.
Dealing with heavy backlash, Shama defended her remarks, claiming they weren’t meant to be body-shaming however reasonably an statement about an athlete’s health.
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“It was a generic tweet concerning the health of a sportsperson. It was not body-shaming. I all the time believed a sportsperson must be match, and I felt he was a bit chubby, so I simply tweeted about that,” she informed ANI.
She additionally insisted that her feedback have been being blown out of proportion. “I’ve the proper to precise my opinion. What’s mistaken in saying this? It’s a democracy,” she added.

Whereas the controversy raged off the sphere, Rohit Sharma and Crew India let their recreation do the speaking.
On Monday, India defeated New Zealand by 44 runs, with Shreyas Iyer’s composed 79 and Varun Chakravarthy’s five-wicket haul serving to them prime Group A.
The Males in Blue now gear up for a high-stakes semifinal conflict towards Australia on Tuesday.