Watch: Rohit Sharma absolutely destroys Mitchell Starc as pacer concedes 29 runs in an over

India captain Rohit Sharma has oozed his class with the bat in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 game against Australia. The Super 8 game of the tournament between the teams is underway at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at Gros Islet in St Lucia.

Rohit Sharma, who was under the firing line for a series of low scores in the tournament, made sure that he silenced his critics with the bat. The opening batter came out all guns blazing and made sure that he outplayed Australia out of the game right from the start at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at Gros Islet in St Lucia.

Rohit Sharma's best came in the third over of the game when he destroyed Mitchell Starc with a 29-run over. The India captain started the over with a massive six over the covers. The pacer bowled a full-on off to which the batter lofted over deep extra cover for the maximum.

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On the second ball, Rohit Sharma came up with a similar kind of shot. The fast bowler bowled a full and full and wide outside off, to which the Indian captain reached out for it and lofted it towards the same region once again.

A couple of sixes were followed by a four as Rohit Sharma slammed the ball that was into the slot around the middle and leg over mid-on. It was a mistimed shot but he managed to clear the fielder to put the Australia pacer Mitchell Starc under immense pressure.

Rohit Sharma, however, didn't stop there as after that he came up with a gigantic six. The fast bowler bowled a delivery into the arc and the batter lined up against the length ball. He got underneath it and clubbed it over deep mid-wicket for a 96m maximum.

On the last ball of the over, Mitchell Starc bowled a juicy full toss outside off. Rohit Sharma swung across the line and the top edge flew right over third man for a massive six. With the last hit, he slammed 29 runs in the over to put India in a dominating position.

Here's the video:

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Rohit Sharma slams a quick half-century against Australia

After taking on Mitchell Starc for cleaners, Rohit Sharma didn't stop as he continued his carnage on the Australian bowlers. In the next over of the Pat Cummins, the India captain slammed 15 runs, hitting pacer for one six and two fours at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at Gros Islet in St Lucia.

Rohit Sharma brought up his half-century in just 19 balls and made sure that he took his team off to a flying start. Ad he took 19 balls to reach the milestone, he became the batter with the fast half-century in the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024, taking place in the Caribbean and United States of America

This was also the 5th fastest fifty by an Indian batter in the T20Is. Here's the list:

12 Yuvraj Singh vs Eng Durban 2007

18 KL Rahul vs Sco Dubai 2021

18 Suryakumar Yadav vs SA Guwahati 2022

19 Gautam Gambhir vs SL Nagpur 2009

19 Rohit Sharma vs Aus Gros Islet 2024

Yuvraj, Rahul and Rohit's 50s came in T20 World Cups.