India, April 10 -- There was a moment during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batting innings against Mumbai Indians in which Jitesh Sharma stepped all the way across his stumps, went down on one knee, and essentially paddle-swept Trent Boult over fine leg for six.

RCB fans will be accustomed to seeing a wicketkeeper batter playing this kind of shot, but will be happy to see that Jitesh Sharma is playing with the same verve and creativity that made both AB de Villiers and Dinesh Karthik such immensely popular players at the franchise over the years.

Speaking ahead of RCB's game against Delhi Capitals, Jitesh credited Dinesh Karthik for his help in developing this side of his game. Karthik is now part of RCB's backroom staff, having retired...