Cricketers have added weight during the lockdown for 5 months when no cricket was possible because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the IPL 2020 opening match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, players were fat-shamed for being out of shape.
The two cricketers who were talked about the most were MI captain Rohit Sharma and Saurabh Tiwary. Even the former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha was surprised to see the fitness of the cricketers.
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Viren made a post on Twitter and wrote, "I have never played more than gully cricket but I am pretty shocked to see some players in the #IPL2020 looking so unfit. I can't think of another physical sport where players at the highest level could cope with these fitness levels."
Even cricket analyst and TV commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted about Rohit and Tiwary. "Couple of healthy waistlines today.....", he wrote.
The cricketers couldn't hit the gym during COVID-19, but most of them were working out heavily indoors using their own setups.
Twitterati also reacted to the fitness of the two cricketers:
