Struggling for fluency in the previous series, young opener Ishan Kishan has credited India skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid for his return to form in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. The left-hander, who failed to capitalise on his starts against the West Indies, finally lived up to his R15.25 crore IPL tag with a whirlwind 56-ball 89 in India’s 62-run win over Sri Lanka on Thursday.

“Always a senior player would want a youngster to be in a good head space. Be it [coach] Rahul [Dravid] bhai, Virat [Kohli] bhai or Rohit bhai, they all have passed this phase. They are aware how we feel when we don’t perform well,” Kishan said at the post-match media interaction. “I didn’t do well against the West Indies. They always told me that they know about my talent and what I can do for the team. ‘We trust in you. Never ever you think that we are doubting your abilities.’”