{"id":461719,"date":"2026-03-07T01:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461719\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:15:15","slug":"brendon-mccullum-stunned-by-rohit-sharmas-fitness-transformation-watch-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461719\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendon McCullum stunned by Rohit Sharma\u2019s fitness transformation – Watch | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Where\u2019sRohit Sharma and Brendon McCullum (Screengrab) Former India captain Rohit Sharma<\/a> grabbed plenty of attention at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday night as India national cricket team defeated England cricket team<\/a> to secure a place in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.Rohit, who captained India to the T20 World Cup title in the USA and West Indies two years ago, was present at the venue as a special guest. Before the semi-final began, he was involved in the pre-match ceremony, presenting the silverware and handing over the match ball. However, it was his lively interactions with players and staff from both camps that became a talking point even before the contest got underway.The former skipper first spent time with members of the Indian side, catching up with Suryakumar Yadav<\/a>, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Siraj and India\u2019s bowling coach Morne Morkel. After that, he walked across to the England dugout, where he met former captain Eoin Morgan and head coach Brendon McCullum. <\/p>\n

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Morgan and McCullum were both stunned by Rohit\u2019s noticeable physical transformation. The former India captain has reportedly shed close to 10 kilograms as part of his fitness drive, and the change was clearly visible during his appearance at the ground.\u201cIn the shape of your life. What\u2019s going on?\u201d Morgan asked Rohit.\u201cJust chilling,\u201d Rohit replied.McCullum, meanwhile, had a humorous reaction when he saw the former opener. \u201cWhere\u2019s the rest of you?\u201d he remarked. Rohit responded with a smile, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s all gone\u201d.Rohit also shared a brief exchange with Suryakumar Yadav that seemed to lift the batter\u2019s confidence ahead of the high-pressure clash. When Surya asked, \u201cDo you think we\u2019ll be able to pull it off?\u201d, Rohit responded positively: \u201cYeah, obviously! We played so well in the last match too.\u201d During another conversation, Rohit reassured bowling coach Morne Morkel about the conditions, telling him not to worry as the wind would stay consistent throughout the game.The semi-final marked the third consecutive T20 World Cup knockout meeting between India and England. England had dominated the 2022 clash with a 10-wicket victory before India returned the favour two years later.Thursday\u2019s contest once again produced tense moments, especially when Jacob Bethell threatened to take the game away from India with a powerful innings. However, the match ultimately turned in India\u2019s favour thanks to a superb finish from Jasprit Bumrah, whose final two overs conceded just 14’Where\u2019s the Rest of You?’: Brendon McCullum runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma and Brendon McCullum (Screengrab) Former India captain Rohit Sharma grabbed plenty of attention at the Wankhede…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[9982,1721,7681,165814,124727,9981,41057,18856,101,38346,8051,56,54,55,153118],"class_list":["post-461719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-brendon-mccullum","tag-cricket","tag-england-cricket-team","tag-eoin-morgan","tag-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026","tag-india-cricket-team","tag-rohit","tag-rohit-sharma","tag-sports","tag-suryakumar-yadav","tag-t20-world-cup","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wankhede-stadium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}