New Delhi, March 4 -- Many came in support of Rohit Sharma after he was Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed fat-shamed him and questioned his fitness on social media, which she later deleted.

Yograj Singh, former cricketer and Yuvraj Singh's father, defended Sharma saying Mohamed should be ashamed about making such a statement about a player who has brought pride to our nation

"Indian cricketers, people and the land are more dear to me than my own life. If someone in the political system makes such a statement about a player who has brought pride to our nation, that person should be ashamed," Yograj Singh told news agency ANI.

"They have no right to stay in our nation. Cricket is our religion; we lost against New Zealand and Australia,...