India captain Rohit Sharma’s childhood coach, Dinesh Lad, on Monday strongly condemned Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed for her disparaging remarks about the 37-year-old's physique.

“If he isn’t a good captain, how is it possible that we have won ICC titles under his leadership at least 98% of the time? It is a very wrong statement to make. She may have the right to criticise, which most people do at all times, but such personal remarks about someone’s appearance is not right. Our boys are doing so well in tournaments, this kind of remark does not bode well. If you think he isn’t fit enough, how did he make a century recently playing for 35 overs at a stretch? Rohit isn’t playing gully cricket, he is playing at an international level,” Lad told Mid-Day over the phone.