India, March 3 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has spoken up for India captain Rohit Sharma after a Congress spokesperson called the latter "fat" and undeserving of a spot in the team in a deleted post. Shama Mohamed deleted the post but that didn't stop it from being noticed and snowballing into a controversy.

"It's very unfortunate this kind of remarks come from such a person who is on a responsible post to our captain, on a meanwhile time when India is playing an ICC tournament and the team is all set to play Semi final," said Saikia on ANI.

Saikia further said that all players are performing to their "highest potential" and that comments like these could have a "demoralising effect" on the team. India are current...