Goa, March 4 -- In the midst of a significant controversy surrounding the severe criticism and fat-shaming directed at Team India captain Rohit Sharma, an older social media post by Congress leader Shama Mohamed regarding the prominent batter Virat Kohli has come to light.

In a 2018 post on X, Ms. Mohamed criticized Kohli, who was the Indian captain at the time, for his statement suggesting that "those who prefer English and Australian batsmen should not live in India". This incident gained attention when Kohli, in November 2018, read messages from fans and responded to them. One particular message expressed a preference for English and Australian batsmen over Indian players and labeled Kohli as an "over-rated batsman".

Kohli expressed ...