Overview

• The 25-year-old finished the Asia Cup as India’s top scorer with 314 runs in seven games at around a 200 strike rate, posting three fifties.
• He said head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav gave him the freedom to take risks without fearing failure.
• He maintained that not being fast-tracked into the senior side let him use domestic cricket to experiment and improve.
• His daily training template—4 am wake-ups with meditation, yoga, swimming and gym—was set by mentor Yuvraj Singh.
• Coaches and mentors link his surge to technical and mindset gains, including stance and grip refinements highlighted by SRH assistant Simon Helmot, golf work encouraged by Brian Lara, and lessons alongside Travis Head.