Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has praised India's captain Rohit Sharma for his outstanding leadership and exceptional performance in a crucial Super 8 clash against Australia at the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

In a thrilling Super 8 match, the Indian team secured an impressive 27-run victory over Australia. The captain himself played a remarkable inning, scoring 92 runs off just 41 balls with a staggering strike rate of 224.39. During his time at the crease, Rohit Sharma hit 7 fours and 8 sixes, showcasing his dominance and skill.

However, the 37-year-old batsman fell just short of a century by eight runs when he was dismissed by Mitchell Starc in the 12th over of India's innings.

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez, in a video shared on his official social media account, expressed admiration for Rohit Sharma's exceptional innings against Australia.

"When you set big goals then your pedigree increases. If I talk about Rohit, India's leadership deserves to win the World Cup. The way he played unconditional cricket like a champion player. He didn't care if there was any seam or swing," Hafeez said.

Special effort and you can't praise anyone enough when you weigh their performances with Rohit, others efforts would only look smaller. Rohit is the only person at the moment who deserves to win this World Cup for India," he added.

"It was a Rohit show. We witnessed one of the best innings from a captain. If you speak about leading from the front, he changed just one thing, there was no doubt about his quality. One thing, he changed within himself was the selfless approach," he said.