India, April 14 -- Ishan Kishan appears to be moving away from wicketkeeping duties this IPL season, a call that seemed to benefit him during Sunrisers Hyderabad's outing against Rajasthan Royals. Leading the side as a pure outfielder gave him greater freedom to stay involved in the game and manage his bowlers more effectively.

While several captains, most notably MS Dhoni, have thrived while keeping wickets and directing play from behind the stumps and achieved immense success in bot international cricket and IPL, Kishan has taken a different route. He admitted that communication with his bowlers wasn't always smooth when he had the gloves on. Passing the responsibility to Salil Arora allowed him to be more vocal and better connected wi...