A fat-shaming row broke out in Indian cricket on Monday when Rohit Sharma, the captain, was accused by a politician of being “fat for a sportsperson”. Sharma, who turns 38 next month, is leading the Indian cricket team in the Champions Trophy, and was criticised for his weight by Shama Mohamed, a spokesperson for the Indian National Congress party.

A fat-shaming row broke out in Indian cricket on Monday when Rohit Sharma, the captain, was accused by a politician of being “fat for a sportsperson”. Sharma, who turns 38 next month, is currently leading the Indian cricket team in the ongoing Champions Trophy,

India's cricket board has defended its World-Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma after comments about his lack of fitness by a politician.

India's cricket board defended its World-Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma on Monday after comments about his lack of fitness from a spokesperson for the Congress, the country's main opposition party.

The Congress party on Monday directed its national spokesperson, Shama Mohamed, to delete her social media post fat-shaming Indian captain Rohit Sharma following widespread criticism from political circles and the sports fraternity.