Former India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has created a new buzz by appearing in an advertisement for a new TV show.
Currently, Sharma is playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 and has enjoyed moderate success. Mumbai Indians are struggling in this tournament and the doors to the playoffs seem closed for them.
Since his debut in 2008, Rohit Sharma has gone viral for his “TV personality” and witty style not only on the stump mic but also while talking to the media.
Rohit Sharma’s TV show is going to air on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Liv
The advertisement was posted by both Sharma and OTT platform Sony Liv on their social media handles. As of now, details regarding the title of the show or its format are not available.
Rohit Sharma hosting a TV show would be the first experience for an Indian cricketer hosting a major Hindi show, especially if it is a game show. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has previously hosted a quiz show, while 1983 World Cup winner Sandeep Patil hosted a show where he cooked for various guests.
Recently, another OTT platform Zee5 unveiled a show titled “Cricket Darbar”, with former India batsman Shikhar Dhawan as the host. In that show Dhawan engages with a live audience in a series of tasks with a celebrity guest.
Rohit Sharma in IPL 2026
As expected, Sharma started the 2026 IPL season as a key part of the Mumbai Indians, but an injury forced him to miss the match midway through.
Overall, he has played 5 of his team’s 10 matches in the tournament. Rohit injured his toe during the fourth match, but also suffered a hamstring injury, which delayed his return.
He has scored 221 runs in five matches at an average of more than 55 and a strike rate of 174. He has also scored two half-centuries. In fact, both of his half-centuries were scores of over 75 that came while successfully chasing a target of 220 or more.
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Rohit Sharma’s current career and prospects after retirement
Although he is still in the IPL, Rohit Sharma has retired from both Test cricket and T20Is. He is currently playing only ODIs and his eyes are on the ODI World Cup to be held in South Africa next year.
In October 2025, Sharma was sacked as India’s ODI captain despite winning the Champions Trophy. He retired from T20I after leading India to the T20 World Cup title in 2024. Earlier that year, he was sacked as captain of Mumbai Indians despite leading the franchise to five IPL titles.
Since then, Rohit has worked at a few media events, serving as the brand ambassador for both the T20 World Cup in 2026 and the Mumbai T20 League.
next match of mumbai indians
MI will play defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore in the next match. This match will be held on May 10 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur.
Although Mumbai Indians are almost out of the playoff race, they have a chance to spoil the game as RCB have lost their last two matches. But, MI has already lost to RCB once this season.
