With Dinesh Karthik’s assist, Jitesh Sharma turning a brand new leaf at RCB | Cricket Information

Dinesh Karthik, left, and Jitesh Sharma (Photograph Credit score: RCB on X)

BENGALURU: Coming in at No. 6 within the sixteenth over in opposition to Mumbai Indians on Monday, Jitesh Sharma bought going in opposition to Trent Boult following up a boundary with a most. In truth, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicketkeeper-bat scored 24 off eight Boult deliveries. He even picked up a unfastened ball from Jasprit Bumrah to ship it into the long-on stands throughout his unbeaten 19-ball 40.
Sharma’s repertoire of pictures garnered lots of consideration. A utility participant of excessive worth, Sharma, who was roped in by RCB for Rs 11 crore this season, got here into his personal with the Punjab Kings in 2022. At RCB, Dinesh Karthik has taken the 31-year-old beneath his wings and the end result — from one finisher to a different — is telling.
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Sharma, a like-to-like substitute to Karthik — who hung up his boots after final season — labored extensively with the now RCB batting coach throughout the low season. On the eve of RCB’s house recreation in opposition to Delhi Capitals, Sharma spoke about Karthik’s position in reshaping his recreation.
“It’s been a fantastic journey until now. Through the low season I labored exhausting with him (Karthik). The pictures I’m enjoying proper now are a duplicate of what he used to play. He’s attempting to show me into a brand new participant as a result of he believes that I can play throughout the circle.”
After an underwhelming 2024 season, Sharma emphasised on the psychological blocks he has been in a position to clear.
“Final yr’s efficiency was due to psychological points. I used to be not mentally within the recreation as a result of I used to be considering forward and in regards to the future. Once I met Dinesh bhai, he instructed me that it’s a human error. It’s not rocket science; it occurs to everybody,” he defined.
Having sorted his psychological demons, Sharma additionally revealed that confidence constructing is part of his coaching regime.
“My confidence doesn’t depend on the rating. It at all times is dependent upon my course of and the way I practice. It’s as a result of, if I’ve confidence ultimately end result, then the variables go up and down. So, I largely preserve my confidence excessive throughout observe,” he added.