Dinesh Karthik at the Wankhede on Saturday. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Dinesh Karthik's career received a huge fillip when he hit that last ball six during his sensational 8-ball 29 in the final against Bangladesh to clinch the Nidahas T20 tri-series trophy in Colombo last Sunday. The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman credited batting icon VVS Laxman and his mentor Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar for his change in mindset. "I would constantly think about the future. But in the last couple of years, I have stopped thinking about it. My mindset has changed. One of the conversations with VVS after the last IPL opened me up as a cricketer.