Congress leader Shama Mohamed, whose X post fat-shaming Indian captain Rohit Sharma sparked a major row last week, hailed the "Hitman" on Sunday for leading the team from the front in the Champions Trophy final.
Rohit Sharma was the pillar of India's run chase against New Zealand in the summit clash at Dubai as he made an incredible half-century to win an unprecedented third Champions Trophy title with a four-wicket victory.
Congratulations to #TeamIndia for their stupendous performance in winning the #ChampionsTrophy2025! 🇮🇳🏆
— Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) March 9, 2025
Hats off to Captain @ImRo45 who led from the front with a brilliant 76, setting the tone for victory. @ShreyasIyer15 and @klrahul played crucial knocks, steering India to…
"Congratulations to Team India for their stupendous performance in winning the Champions Trophy 2025!"
"Hats off to Captain @ImRo45 who led from the front with a brilliant 76, setting the tone for victory. Shreyas Iyer and K L Rahul played crucial knocks, steering India to glory! A triumph to remember!" Shama Mohamed's X post read.
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The Congress spokesperson's social media post questioning Sharma's fitness and credentials as a captain had sparked a major row last Monday. Her party distanced itself from her comments after the brutal criticism of the Indian skipper, which was of poor taste, snowballed into a political controversy. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, among many others, slammed them as "deeply shameful". The Congress asked her to remove the post and cautioned to exercise greater caution in future.
BJP leaders attacked Mohamed and the Congress after she targeted the Indian cricket captain, with the ruling party's social media head Amit Malviya alleging that it was a "premeditated put down to undermine the team's morale at a crucial time".
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Shama Mohamed maintained that it was her opinion and that an issue had been made out unnecessarily. She also said that she is proud of Sharma but was only talking about his fitness.
Bowling first after Rohit lost his 12th straight toss, India's spinners restricted New Zealand to 251 for seven in the allotted 50 overs, with Kuldeep Yadav (2/40) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/45) making significant contributions with the ball.
India completed the chase of 252 with six balls to spare after Rohit (76 off 83 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (48 off 62 balls) shone with the bat.
