‘Fitness ke naam pe kya curve hai’ - Fans troll Rohit Sharma for his fitness after his poor show against Bangalore in ITL 2023

Rohit Sharma has always been criticised for his fitness over the years. Fans have always claimed that lack of fitness is the reason behind Rohit’s injury issues. For that, he has missed many games for team India in the last two years. Now, on 2 April, Mumbai began their Indian T20 League 2023 campaign against Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

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Fans were hoping for a good start from Rohit Sharma from both the batting and captaincy prospect. But, he failed to do so as Bangalore defeated Mumbai by eight wickets and Rohit also scored only one run off 10 balls. He was struggling badly during his short stay at the crease and fans blamed his fitness again after such a poor performance.

“We didn't bat to even half of our potential and yet got to 170.” - Rohit Sharma

An image also went viral from the match where Rohit Sharma was seen trying for a pull shot. But, he looked completely out of shape and that did not go well with his fans. They came up and claimed that it is now high time for him to work on his fitness to provide longevity to his cricketing career. However, after the match, Rohit Sharma shared that other players need to step up as star bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah are out of the tournament due to injury.

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While speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma said: “From the last six to eight months I am used to playing without Jasprit Bumrah. Of course this is a different setup but someone needs to put their hand up and step up. We can't keep dwelling on it. Injuries are not in our control, we can't do much about it. The other guys in the setup are quite talented as well. We need to give them that support”. 

"It was a good pitch to bat on. We didn't bat to even half of our potential and yet got to 170. Probably 30-40 runs more would have been ideal. We were struggling to play the catch-up game but Tilak was magnificent," Rohit concluded. 

Fans have slammed Rohit for his fitness and here are some viral tweets:

Baki sab to theek hai, par Rohit ko fitness motivation bananke bhagte hue dikhana is not the best idea to sell shoes dear @adidas 😃😸 #RohitSharma𓃵 #IPLonJioCinema #RCBvMI

— Navdeep Pundhir 🇮🇳 (@ndpundhir) April 2, 2023

Rohit sharma fitness getting worse day by day.... Seriously he should take break and should work on his fitness

— SD (@realsumdesh45) April 2, 2023

Fitness per kaam krne ka time aa gya h

Ab nhi to kabhi nhi @ImRo45 #RohitSharma

— ANUJ SAINI (@anujsaini_) April 2, 2023

Rohit Sharma ki fitness aur meri mental health dono ki same condition hai!

— hardin scott!👾(taylor’s version) (@stfunaman) April 2, 2023

Some one go and tell Rohit Sharma about his poor fitness plz

— JAHEDUL ISLAM (@JAHEDUL49272752) April 2, 2023

Rohit Sharma needs to control his weight. Only wrestling can be played with this body. Feels like Sharma is carrying a baby. He has made Indian cricket a joke all over the world. A player of such fitness does not get a chance in any country. #IPL23 #MIvsRCB #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/8M3tFOpPvK

— Faizan Ashfaq (@muhammadfashfaq) April 2, 2023

That fatty Rohit Sharma should step down from captaincy after this match hand over the keys to SKY and use this period to focus on his fitness if he really wants to win the ODI WC as captain bcoz a national team captain looking like this is embarrassing and unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/pOp7vmLN9n

— P (@HOLDENF4RD) April 2, 2023

#IPL23 #MIvsRCB #Rohitsharma kya fitness hai kya curve hai😍 pic.twitter.com/Cv76DOmjyl

— Diveshrewatkar (@Diveshrewatkar2) April 3, 2023

Rohit Sharma should focus on fitness

— Venkatesh Guntreddi (@Venkatesh_INC) April 3, 2023