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.