India won the 2024 T20 World Cup in Rohit Sharma's captaincy.
After India's brilliant victory against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammed raised questions on the fitness and captaincy of Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma. He wrote on social media platform X – Rohit Sharma is thick as a player, he should lose weight.
Along with this, Shama Mohammed also said that Rohit is the most disappointing captain in India. The BJP described the statement of the Congress spokesperson as an insult to the self -called champion (Rohit).
Rohit was compared to the old legenders
Shama Mohammed compared Rohit Sharma to former Indian cricket giants. He wrote on X, 'What is such a world class in Rohit Sharma compared to the giants like Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri? He is an average player and captain, who accidentally got the captaincy of the Indian team. '
Shahzad Poonawala – 90 elections under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi
On these statements of the Congress spokesperson, BJP leader Shahzad Poonawala said: People who lost 90 elections in Rahul Gandhi's captaincy are calling Rohit Sharma's captaincy. Poonawala also praised Rohit's track record and mentioned his T20 World Cup win.
BJP's Radhika Khera said- Congress is making fun of self-mock champions Leaving the Congress, Radhika Khera, who joined BJP, alleged that the Congress has been insulting the players for decades and is now making a mockery of a cricket giants. Radhika said- this is the Congress that insulted the players for decades, not recognized them and is now making fun of a self-called champion.
Pawan Khera said- Congress respects sports celebrities very much
On the statement made by Shama Mohammed, Pawan Khera said social media platform x – 'Dr. Shama Mohammed, a national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress, has made some such statements about a cricket giants, which were against the party's ideology. They have been asked to delete these posts from X and advised to be more careful in the future.
The Indian National Congress greatly respects the contribution of these great sports celebrities and does not support any statement that humiliated their reputation. '
India's brilliant victory against New Zealand In the midst of the controversy, India beat New Zealand by 44 runs and took the top spot in Group-A. Shreyas Iyer's 79 -run innings and Varun Chakraborty's brilliant bowling played an important role in reaching the semifinals in India. Team India will clash in the semifinals against Australia on March 4.
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