Kishan, who won the Player of the Match award, anchored SRH\u2019s chase with a composed yet aggressive innings, continuing his strong season for Hyderabad in a campaign built around fearless batting and Rayudu opined that captaining Jharkhan in domestic cricket gave him clarity and helped him transform into a better batter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking after the game, Rayudu reflected on Kishan\u2019s journey from the highly competitive environment at the Mumbai Indians.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFor someone like him (Kishan), growing up in a franchise like Mumbai, he wants to be a superstar - he is a superstar in his own right now - but back then to compete against all the stars around him would have been very, very tough,\u201d Rayudu told ESPNCricinfo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rayudu also highlighted the mental challenges young cricketers face while handling pressure and expectations in franchise cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThose guys know when to switch on in terms of their game, when to come back. But a lot of these young boys don't know how to switch off or switch on. That's a big challenge and I'm sure he has learnt and he has learnt it the hard way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The former Chennai Super Kings batter credited Kishan\u2019s improved decision-making and discipline for his recent consistency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThose guys know when to switch on in terms of their game, when to come back. But a lot of these young boys don't know how to switch off or switch on. That's a big challenge and I'm sure he has learnt and he has learnt it the hard way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He further added that Kishan\u2019s captaincy stint with the Jharkhand cricket team has played a major role in shaping his batting approach, saying, \u201cI think his captaincy for Jharkhand made him realise a lot of things about his own game as well. Sometimes when you get captaincy, people transform into better batsmen and he is one of them who has massively improved in terms of clarity.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n