New Zealand Champions Trophy Group: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia slammed Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed’s distasteful remark on Rohit Sharma, saying such comments on India captain are "really unacceptable".
During the India-New Zealand Champions Trophy Group A clash on Sunday, the Congress spokesperson took to X and labelled Rohit "fat sportsman" and even called him an "unimpressive captain".
“Rohit Sharma is fat for a sportsman! Need to lose weight! And of course the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had,” Shama wrote in a post on X.
Reacting to the issue, the BCCI secretary said such comments coming from a politician at a time when Team India is playing an ICC tournament is really shocking.
"This is unfortunate; such comments for our captain are really unacceptable. Team India is playing an ICC tournament and the team is all set to play the semi-final match, and a politician saying all this is shocking. We will look into the matter", Saikia told IANS.
Shama's comments on Rohit triggered huge backlash from all quarters, and the issue snowballed into a big controversy, which led the Congress party to direct Shama to delete her social media post on Rohit.
Coming to the match, riding on Varun Chakaravarthy's five-wicket haul India beat New Zealand by 44 runs and sealed their place at the top of Group A in the eight-team tournament.
Rohit and Co. will face Australia in the first semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday while New Zealand will face South Africa in the other semi-final in Lahore on Wednesday.
Coming to the match, riding on Varun Chakaravarthy's five-wicket haul India beat New Zealand by 44 runs and sealed their place at the top of Group A in the eight-team tournament.
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Article Source: IANS