Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. | (Credits: X)
A picture of Team India’s batting star Virat Kohli sitting cross legged at the dressing room has gone viral from the Champions Trophy 2025 clash vs New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, given it appeared quite thin. This comes as his captain Rohit Sharma was fat-shamed by a Congress leader in a now-deleted tweet.
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. Reports claim that the BCCI hit back at her comments, asserting that the right-handed batter is completely fit.
Meanwhile, Kohli’s picture of sitting cross-legged in the dressing room emerged, having been dismissed for 11 after a one-handed blinder by Glenn Phillips. It’s likely that the camera frame might have made the 36-year-old’s legs thinner than usual. However, a few netizens have hilariously opined that it’s because Kohli has turned himself into a vegetarian. Nevertheless, knowing the right-handed batter, he has great physical strength.
Below are a few reactions from the netizens:
Rohit Sharma and co. to face Australia in the semi-final
Meanwhile, the 44-run victory over New Zealand on Sunday has ensured that the Men in Blue will face Australia on March 4, Tuesday in Dubai.
With four frontline Indian spinners wreaking havoc against New Zealand, Australia face a stiff challenge of toppling the Men in Blue to reach the final. The Men in Yellow hasn’t had much of game time either since defeating England by five wickets. Their matches against South Africa and Afghanistan were washed out.
