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India captain Rohit Sharma is known for his aggressive batting style and captaincy prowess and during his 18-year stint, he has achieved immense success while donning the India jersey in all three forms of cricket. Recently, the 37-year-old is making the rounds after a Kerala-based politician Shama Mohamed body shamed the veteran for calling him physically unfit and the most unimpressive captain of the side. Following the latest row related to the star India player, SportsTiger revisits five other instances when Rohit Sharma saw himself in the midst of controversy.
5. Rohit Sharma unfollowing Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma on Instagram
Following the conclusion of India’s World Cup 2019 campaign, news related to the rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma was circulating like a wildfire. The controversy got more attention when Rohit unfollowed Virat Kohli and his wife, Anushka Sharma on Instagram.
4. I don’t just walk out for my team. I walk out for my country: Rohit Sharma after India’s 2019 World Cup exit
Weeks after India’s disappointing World Cup 2019 exit, India were ready to leave for West Indies for a couple of Tests and six-match white-ball series. Before leaving for the Caribbean islands, Rohit posted a tweet which read, “I don’t just walk out for my Team. I walk out for my country.” The tweet got highlighted because the news of the difference between him and Kohli was gaining traction. The tweet added charcoal to the fire.
3. Liking a negative tweet related to Anushka Sharma
Back in 2018, when Team India visited the High Commissioner of India in London, Anushka Sharma’s picture standing in the first row with Kohli attracted negative reactions. The couple faced backlash due to the picture. During those times, Rohit liked a negative comment on the high-commission picture which read, “@ImRo45 void is filled up by @AnushkaSharma ???? I believe WAG’s are not allowed till 3rd test. Different rules for different players!”
2. Perceived bio-bubble breach in Melbourne
Back in January 2021, a video was posted on X which claimed Rohit Sharma along with Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, and two other players visited an eatery house in Melbourne on New Year’s day during India tour of Australia 2019-20. Later it was clarified by BCCI that players were allowed to eat outside, following social distancing norms but it was too late for the clarification as fans earlier came on Rohit heavily for breaching the bio-bubble.
1. Supporting a post claiming KL Rahul an "overrated player"
During India’s tour of West Indies in 2019, Rohit Sharma was seen warming benches for the couple of Tests as Virat Kohli, who was captain then, trusted KL Rahul to open the innings. However, Rahul failed to grab the opportunity and faced criticism from fans. After Rahul’s failures, Rohit liked an Instagram post that called the Karnataka-born batter "overrated". Following this, Rohit faced trolling from the supporters of Kohli and Rahul.
