New Delhi, April 27 -- Former Punjab Kings coach and Indian legend Anil Kumble has praised opening batsman Prabhsimran Singh after his 83-run knock against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday. Kumble said Prabhsimran overcame his struggles against KKR and showed maturity at the crease.

Prabhsimran was picked up by Punjab Kings during the 2019 IPL season, when he was just 18 years old. Since then, he has survived several changes of management, impressing coaches from Hesson to Anil Kumble (2020-22), Trevor Bayliss (2023-24) and current head coach Ricky Ponting.

However, Prabhsimran didn't get many chances at the top of the order, with specialist openers such as Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and Chris Gayle in the side. Between 2019 and 2022, th...