Main cricketers from Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have been slammed for his or her “wholesome waistlines” through the opening match of the Indian Premier League in Abu Dhabi. Some gamers had been returning to skilled cricket for the primary time in six months after world sport was placed on maintain amid the unfold of the coronavirus pandemic. The virus-delayed Twenty20 event was postponed after which moved to the United Arab Emirates, with India’s cricket-crazy followers watching Chennai outplay Mumbai on Saturday on their televisions and cellphones.
Many expressed shock at seeing high gamers together with Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma, batsman Saurabh Tiwary and Chennai spinner Piyush Chawla sporting a post-lockdown paunch.
“I’ve by no means performed greater than gully cricket however I’m fairly shocked to see some gamers within the #IPL2020 wanting so unfit,” former India area hockey captain Viren Rasquinha wrote on Twitter.
“I am unable to consider one other bodily sport the place gamers on the highest stage might deal with these health ranges.”
Veteran commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted that there have been a “couple of wholesome waistlines at the moment”.
Social media customers joked that the cash-rich IPL was now the “India Paunch League”.
“Indian Paunch League (IPL) all of the bulging waistlines..seems like a veterans collection match..,” one person tweeted.
In the meantime, Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood out together with his bulging biceps on his return to the cricket area after greater than a 12 months on the sidelines.
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The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman, who retired from worldwide cricket final month, final performed for India of their semi-final loss to New Zealand within the 2019 World Cup.
Followers swooned at their idol’s physique, with one person tweeting: “Dhoni seems WWE prepared”.
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