BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday slammed Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed for questioning India captain Rohit Sharma’s captaincy credentials and health ranges, saying it was very unlucky for a accountable individual to cross such a trivial remark in the midst of the nationwide group’s Champions Trophy marketing campaign.
India have reached the semifinals of the ICC occasion and play Australia within the semifinal in Dubai on Tuesday. They beat New Zealand on Sunday to prime their group.
“Very unlucky for a accountable individual to cross such a trivial remark when the group is within the midst of such a marquee ICC match. It could have demoralizing impact on a person or the group,” Saikia informed PTI.
“All of the gamers are performing to their highest potential and outcomes are seen. I hope people shall desist from making such derogatory statements for private publicity sake at the price of Nationwide Curiosity,” he added.
Shama triggered a stir on social media with a controversial put up directed on the Indian captain.
Acknowledging her feedback had been out of line, Congress requested Shama to delete the put up from her ‘X’ account.
In her now-deleted put up, Shama mentioned Rohit is “fats for a sportsman”. “Have to shed some pounds! And naturally probably the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had!”
