Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy has strongly supported Congress leader Shama Mohamed's deleted tweet that called Team India skipper Rohit Sharma fat amid Champions Trophy 2025 clash vs New Zealand on Sunday. Roy believes Rohit deserves neither a place in the side or he should be captain.
Shama Mohamed had triggered controversy by claiming that Rohit is fat for a sportsperson and that the 37-year-old must focus on losing his weight first. She also referred to the veteran opening batter as the most unimpressive skipper India has ever had thus far.
#WATCH | On Shama Mohamed's comments on Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma,TMC MP Saugata Roy says, "... What the Congress leader has said is right...Rohit Sharma shouldn't even be in the team." https://t.co/wkbHEfD5Pv pic.twitter.com/9AEHEi42NG
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Speaking to ANI, Roy expressed his views on the same and said:
"Rohit Sharma ke baare mein jo bola hai main sehmat hoon. Kitne din tak Rohit Sharma ko choot diya jaayega. Ek baar century kiya 1-2 saal mein aur 2, 5, 10, 20 pe out ho jaata hai. Usko na team mein jagah milna chahiye na adhinayak rehna chahiye. Jo Congress ke leader ne bola hai, theek boli hai."
(Whatever was said about Rohit Sharma I agree with it. For how long Rohit Sharma's performances will fly under the radar? He scores one ton in 1 or 2 years and gets dismissed for 2, 5, 10, or 20 runs. He should neither be in the team or remain as captain. Whatever the Congress leader said is right.)