Ishan Kishan revealed what makes it easy to play under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
Jharkhand batsman Ishan Kishan, who made his India debut in T20I and ODI earlier this year, has got a lot of support from Rohit Sharma. Kishan plays under Rohit in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise.
In a chat with Aakash Chopra, Kishan revealed Rohit had given him license to go for a big hit from the very first ball. MI skipper also told the southpaw to send those who had concerned over his aggressive playing style to him.
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"He keeps everything very simple and doesn't complicate much. For example, if he feels I have to take more singles, then he won't say this to me during a match but rather just come to me during practice and say, 'See Ishan you can hit a six whenever you want so you just focus on taking singles right now. Try and take 5 singles out of six balls'," he said.
"Even while batting, when he looks at me and if he thinks that I am a bit confused because of my performances, he just comes to me and says, 'Go and play your own game without worrying about anything at all. Even if you want to go for a six on the first ball and you get out... aur tujhe koi kuch bolta hai toh usko bol mujhse aake baat kare," he added.
Kishan scored a half-century on his T20I and ODI debut matches. He had started his T20I career with a four versus England and ODI with a six against Sri Lanka.
The 23-year-old said there's no pressure while playing under Rohit's captaincy. He explained, "When a captain exudes such confidence in you, you'll definitely feel much better than you were doing 10 minutes back. He keeps things simple, he comes to you and clears everything at once in a way where you don't feel the pressure of the next game.
"He's just like, 'No one will say anything to you, you play your own game, practice the way you want, just play according to the situation."