Rohit Sharma loses control at Wankhede, starts shadow batting during T20 World Cup semi-final

The electric atmosphere at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai during the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026 has given the fans some funny and memorable moments, and one of them involved India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma, who retired from Test and T20I cricket, is the brand ambassador of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 and was present at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, where the defending champions thrashed England by seven runs in the last-over thriller on Thursday, March 5.

Rohit Sharma practices batting with a microphone at Wankhede Stadium

In the viral clip, Rohit looked completely charged up while standing near the boundary for an interview with the official broadcaster and his former India teammate Dinesh Karthik. And it seemed that the excitement of the high-voltage semifinal took over the Hitman.

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While waiting for the interview to begin, India’s ODI captain suddenly started doing shadow batting with the microphone in his hand, and most importantly, he looked so serious, like he was just about to face a delivery. The moment quickly caught everyone’s attention around the ground.

Rohit looked relaxed and playful, swinging the mic like a bat and imagining shots in the air while the crowd roared in the background at the Wankhede Stadium. This showed how deeply the big semifinal between India and England had pulled everyone into the excitement on Thursday.

Rohit Sharma was so excited to bat yesterday that while waiting for his interview with Dinesh Karthik, he even started practicing his batting with the mic.😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/WTdbRtM2vv

— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) March 6, 2026

India vs England Semifinal Highlight

Speaking about the match, the Men in Blue defeated England by 7 runs in a thrilling semifinal to face New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 final on Sunday, March 8, in Ahmedabad.

India put up a huge score of 253/7 on the board after being asked to bat first by England. Sanju Samson played a remarkable knock of 89 runs from just 42 balls. Shivam Dube scored 43 runs, while Ishan Kishan added 39 runs.

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Hardik Pandya (27) and Tilak Varma (21) also made valuable contributions. Chasing the big target, Jacob Bethell played an amazing innings of 105 runs for England. He tried hard to take his team to victory, but England finished at 246 runs and lost the match by just 7 runs.

Hardik Pandya was the standout bowler for India with two scalps. Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Varun Chakravarthy took one wicket each.

‘Where’s the Rest of You?’ Brendon McCullum stunned by Rohit Sharma’s slim new look

Meanwhile, the England camp was surprised to see the new look of Rohit Sharma during the T20 World Cup semifinal in Mumbai. The former captain looked much slimmer, and his big fitness transformation quickly became a hot topic around the ground.

Former England captain Eoin Morgan and head coach Brendon McCullum also noticed the change immediately. Both were amazed by how much weight Rohit had lost in recent months.

Seeing the dramatic fitness change of Rohit, Morgan could not hide his surprise and asked, “In the shape of your life?" What’s going on?” The Hitman replied to him, “Just chilling.”

But it was McCullum who summed up the moment perfectly when he looked at Rohit and joked, “Where’s the rest of you?” Rohit quickly responded with a smile, “It’s all gone."

Made my day 💙✨️ pic.twitter.com/6nX5H1PGlT

— Ayush Matale (@ayush_matale) March 5, 2026

Notably, Rohit has already dropped nearly 10 kilos as he focuses strongly on fitness while chasing his 2027 ODI World Cup dream.