In the absence of Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper and regular opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has been opening the batting with the young Ishan Kishan, 22. And according to De Kock, Kishan is helping him by taking off all the pressure.

"Ishan is young and very talented, so for him to show his flair is really nice to see. He plays a lot of shots and sometimes that can help me. When I'm unable to get going, he ends up taking all the pressure off me. That's a pretty good thing in a partnership, especially up front," De Kock said on the eve of MI's clash against Delhi Capitals from Dubai on Friday.

De Kock, 27, who is among the top nine scorers in IPL-13 with 392 runs in 12 games, said that nothing much has changed for him while batting with his new partner. "Ishan and I have a good understanding just like what I shared with Rohit [who is not playing because of a hamstring injury], so things are the same," said De Kock. Kishan has scored 323 runs from 10 games, while Rohit scored 260 in nine.