Bengaluru, April 26 -- Devdutt Padikkal credited his stint as captain of Karnataka cricket team and some tactical tweaks for sharpening his game awareness and aiding his evolution into a more complete T20 batter. Padikkal was speaking after Royal Challengers Bengaluru's win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League here on Friday, in which he played a key role alongside Virat Kohli and their bowling unit.Padikkal said leadership responsibilities at the domestic level have given him a deeper understanding of match situations and opposition tactics. "I think being a captain has given me a different perspective of the game. It makes you think a lot more about how a bowler thinks, how captains are thinking on the field, what they might look to do. "That has helped me refine parts of my game and respond better to situations," he said. "It gives me a little bit more of an understanding as to the situation that I'm in and how I need to respond. So yeah, I guess being the captain of Karnataka has definitely contributed in a positive way."The left-hander, who has shown marked improvement in his white-ball approach, added that his transformation is part of a natural progression. "I think it's time we forget the previous version. This is who I am now. You identify areas to improve and keep working on them," he said. Padikkal heaped praise on the great Kohli for the kind of intensity with which he plays the game despite achieving almost everything cricket could offer. His big partnership with Kohli sealed the issue in RCB's favour as they completed a chase of 206 with seven balls to spare. He said Kohli's intensity and passion rubs on to others in the dressing room. "I think the biggest thing for me is his energy and intensity that he brings to every single game, every single net session. Although he's achieved everything that is there to be achieved in this game, he still continues to give his 100 percent in every single practice session and every single match that he plays. And that kind of commitment is very hard to find."...