Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has expressed his surprise over Shreyas Iyer’s appointment as India’s ODI vice-captain for the upcoming tour of Australia, questioning the logic behind his selection despite opting out of red-ball cricket. Vengsarkar pointed out the contradiction in Iyer’s declaration of fitness for white-ball formats while citing back issues […]

Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma found himself at the centre of an unnecessary controversy after Congress spokesperson Dr Shama Mohamed made disparaging remarks about his fitness and leadership. In a now-deleted post on X (formerly Twitter), Mohamed called Rohit “fat for a sportsman” and deemed him “the most unimpressive captain India has ever had.” Unsurprisingly, […]

Former South African cricketer Daryll Cullinan has stirred controversy with his sharp criticism of India’s captain Rohit Sharma, calling him “overweight” and questioning his physical fitness for Test cricket. In a candid comparison with Virat Kohli, Cullinan suggested that Rohit’s conditioning falls short of the demands of a gruelling five-match Test series like the ongoing […]