India vs Sri Lanka: Ishan Kishan played a good knock after the powerplay which is usually a challenge for him, says Rohit Sharma. Cricket News – Times of India

Lucknow: Heartfelt praise Ishaan KishanIndia captain Rohit Sharma On Thursday, he said that he is particularly impressed with the way the young opener has built up his innings after the Powerplay, which has proved to be a problem for him in the past.
The 23-year-old from Jharkhand scored a career-best 89 to register India’s 62-run crushing win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 International.
“I have known Ishaan for a long time. We play for the same franchise (Mumbai Indians) in IPL. I know Ishaan’s mindset and ability. It was about getting the momentum back and watching him bat today It was very enjoyable,” Rohit said during the post-match presentation.

“He built up the innings very well after six overs, which is usually a challenge for him because we know he likes to play his shots. It wasn’t about coming and hitting the ball, it was about finding gaps. was about as well.”
Ravindra Jadeja was back in the team after two months apart due to injury and Rohit said that he wants the all-rounder to bat higher up the order in T20s going forward.
“Very happy with Jadeja’s return. We want more from him, so we have sent him up the order and you will see more of it in the upcoming games. He is in good form, especially in Test cricket, and we want to use that.” It’s limited overs. We’ll see if we can give him a boost going forward..”
Though most things went in India’s favour, Rohit addressed the team’s fielding issues and dropped easy catches.

“It’s happening all the time. We are dropping easy catches which are not expected at this stage. Our fielding coach has some work to do. We want to improve and come to Australia, we want to be a great fielding side ”
Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka admitted that his team was beaten in all three departments of the game.
“We were really bad in all three departments. He batted beautifully, read the game and the conditions really well.”
The spin pair of Mahesh Thekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga were injured and Shanaka said they missed their services in the match.
“We are without two frontline spinners, Thikshana and Hasaranga. The replacements aren’t really experienced. Aslanka (key form) was positive from this game. Chameera is bowling beautifully. She is our main strike bowler, but the conditions weren’t there. Allow me to bowl to him for longer.”

Picked as the player of the match for his 56-ball knock, Kishan said he tried to stay positive after being in weak form in the previous white-ball series against West Indies.
“I learned a lot from the last few matches. I didn’t have good intentions but here I tried to keep it simple,” he said.
“I think the pull is my favorite shot and I was really waiting for the ball to play that shot. Big boundaries are a good thing because we get a lot of gaps. My plan is to hit the ball towards mid-wicket. and it went my way.”
India will next take on Sri Lanka in Dharamsala on Saturday.