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Reports of cricketers using weight-loss injections raise fitness pressure questions
Reports of cricketers using weight-loss injections raise fitness pressure questions
A CricBlogger report, cited by Free Press Journal, claims some Indian cricketers, including IPL players, may be using weight-loss injections like Ozempic and Mounjaro to look leaner on social media. The claims…
The Story in Brief
A CricBlogger report, cited by Free Press Journal, claims some Indian cricketers, including IPL players, may be using weight-loss injections like Ozempic and Mounjaro to look leaner on social media. The claims rest on unnamed sources, are not independently verified, and no players are named.
The report says these GLP-1 prescription drugs, meant for diabetes or approved weight management, can suppress appetite. It links their alleged use to growing pressure on players to maintain a certain physique, pointing to Virat Kohli's transformation as an example of changing fitness standards, without claiming Kohli used the drugs.
The Indian Opinion
The panic over cricketers and weight-loss injections is mostly smoke without fire. No names, no verification, just unnamed sources and a familiar moral panic about social media pressure. Players have always been judged on appearance, and Kohli set a high bar, but that hardly proves anyone is injecting Ozempic. The real question is whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India's fitness tests reward lean looks over actual strength and endurance. Watch the next Yo-Yo test results and injury reports. They will tell more than any gossip blog.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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