IPL 2022: MI coach Robin Singh defends out-of-form Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma- They will come back strongly

Mumbai Indians batting coach Robin Singh on Friday backed his out-of-form skipper Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to find their touch in the remaining matches of IPL 2022.

Mumbai Indians batting coach Robin Singh has his struggling skipper Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to bounce back from the lean patch in the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Kishan, who was bought by the five-time champions for Rs 15.25 crore, started well but soon suffered a slump in form and has had a dreadful season so far, totaling 199 runs in eight matches at an average of 28.42. Kishan appears to be clearly lacking in confidence in his power game and the returns have been appalling.

''We've addressed a few things that we feel that he (Kishan) can improve on. Obviously, it's about getting better during the course of the game,'' Robin said at the virtual pre-match press conference ahead of their game against Rajasthan Royals.

''As you know, he (Kishan) started very well. But he fell away a little bit. We sort of revisited the entire tournament, we addressed a few things and we're hoping that he'll get back the same sort of form that he started with,'' added Robin.

Rohit is also battling a prolonged lean patch and has managed just 153 runs from eight outings, averaging 19.13.

But Robin was confident that the star opener would come back strong.

''As a batsman, you need to address what you think is important to you. I think he (Rohit) put in a lot of work. We've spent a lot of time with him, at the nets, at the ground. And I think, like Ishan Kishan, we have addressed what he needs to do.'' ''As an individual, as a batsman, as a senior batsman, he knows his responsibility. So that is something he has put his hand up for and I'm pretty sure he'll come back very strongly,'' Robin added.