Kohli gives pep talk to out-of-form Ishan Kishan

RCB skipper Virat Kohli with MI’s Ishan Kishan on Sunday. Pic/BCCI; IPL

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli had encouraging words for young Mumbai Indians' wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, who is struggling for form in this edition of the IPL.

The Patna lad, who has been a prolific run-getter in domestic cricket, scoring more than 2,500 runs in first-class cricket and 2,500-plus runs in List ‘A' games, has not quite clicked for Mumbai Indians (MI) this season and was dismissed for just nine against RCB on Sunday. Soon after the match, Kohli put his arm around Kishan's shoulders and had some encouraging words to say to the youngster, who has scored 34 runs in three innings in the UAE leg.

Kishan has managed just 107 runs from eight games so far this season with an average of 13.37 and a strike rate of 86.99. During the previous edition of the IPL held in the UAE, he had scored 516 runs at an average of over 57.33.

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