WEB CHUTNEY

A 10 year old boy stole the spotlight in a cricket game. Mitchel Schibeci stole the show on saturday in a cricket game in Melbourne when TV cameras zoomed in on him eating a watermelon. To most people that wouldn’t be a big deal but the way he was eating the watermelon was a big deal.

I have seen some weird things, but this just about tops it #watermelonboy #WBBL01 pic.twitter.com/5oDjkaQNBn

— Shaun (@Shaun21873383) January 2, 2025

Yes he was eating the watermelon like an apple…people were so amused that for a day the hashtag #Watermelonboy started trending at number one in Australia and number 5 world wide.

Schibeci became an internet sensation over night with people making memes about him

Looking at signing up for a new movie. #watermelonboy pic.twitter.com/eQN7n1RiJU

— Mitch (@Watermelonboyau) January 2, 2025

and Schibeci even got interviewed by many people

1st interview of the morning #watermelonboy pic.twitter.com/RUfS2iegKy

— Mitch (@Watermelonboyau) January 2, 2025

And the interviews keep going. pic.twitter.com/W4XKKcvmL7

— Mitch (@Watermelonboyau) January 3, 2025

Behold #watermelonboy!!!! Aka Mitchell who's about to go LIVE on @TheTodayShow - what a legend! @9NewsAUS pic.twitter.com/5XbbCINIzg

— Dougal Beatty (@DougalBeatty) January 2, 2025

You can see him in action here.