Rohit Sharma played with splendid expectation against Australia: Shoaib Akhtar

New Delhi [India], June 25 Previous Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar showered acclaim on India captain Rohit Sharma and said that the 37-year-old played with splendid expectation against Australia in their Super Eights conflict of the continuous T20 World Cup 2024.

Rohit scored 92 runs from 41 balls at a strike pace of 224.39. He hammered 7 fours and 8 sixes during his time at the wrinkle. The India captain was unfortunate to miss his hundred years by only eight pursues he was excused by Mitchell Starc in the twelfth over.

Talking in a video, Akhtar said that the India captain did what he expected to do in the principal innings of the match and added that he wished to see Rohit score 150 against Australia.

"The downturn India was going through after their loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup last has changed into fixation. India needed to bring down Australia. Rohit Sharma did what he expected to do. He played with splendid goal, the manner in which he brought down Starc. I wish he scored 150 today," Akhtar said in a video shared on his authority web-based entertainment handle.

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Recapping the match, Australia won the throw and chose to bowl against India.

Rohit Sharma (92 runs from 41 balls, 7 fours and 8 sixes) played a terrific thump at a strike pace of 224.39. Rohit's skipper's thump assisted India with putting 205/5 on the scoreboard in the main innings. Suryakumar Yadav (31 runs from 16 balls, 3 fours and 2 sixes) and Hardik Pandya (27* runs from 17 balls, 1 four and 2 sixes) assumed a supporting part and set a strong objective.

Mitchell Starc and Marcus Stoinis drove the Aussie bowling assault and got two wickets each in their separate spells.

During the run pursue, Travis Head (76 runs from 43 balls, 9 fours and 4 sixes) played a hazardous thump yet Jasprit Bumrah eliminated the Aussie opener in the seventeenth over. Mitchell Swamp (37 runs from 28 balls, 3 fours and 2 sixes) additionally made an honest effort to pursue down the 206-run target however missed the mark against the Indian bowling assault.

Arshdeep Singh drove the Indian bowling assault getting three wickets in his four-over spell and assisted India with dominating the game by 24 runs.

India captain Rohit Sharma was named the Player of the Match.