'Two poor games do not make you a bad bowler' - Avesh reveals the conversation between him, Rohit Sharma, and Rahul Dravid after 4th T20I win over West Indies

After a run of poor performances, Avesh Khan came roaring back in the fourth T20I against West Indies. He recently had a bad ODI debut against the same opposition. The fast bowler had to endure two tough games in the T20I series, where he was smashed all over the place.

The pacer buried the demons and the nerves behind him and came back beautifully to deliver superb performance for the Men in Blue. Avesh Khan's outstanding performance of two for 17 last night, which put the West Indies on the back foot, was a sweet redemption.

Rohit had backed  Avesh Khan after the second T20I, saying that a player needs to be thrown into the deep end to know whether he can swim. On Saturday, Avesh repaid his skipper's faith in him. After being adjudged Player of the Match, Avesh revealed the message he received from coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit, explaining how it went a long way in helping him regain confidence.

"I have received a lot of support from the coach and captain because I had a couple of bad games but Rohit bhai and Rahul sir backed me. Always gave me the confidence. They said it happens and that there are bad matches. As a bowler, T20 is not an easy game, and they said 'Dekh… 2 game kharaab hone se aap kharaab bowler nahi ho jaate ho (See, two poor games do not make you a bad bowler). In the next match, they backed me and I was able to give a match-winning performance," Avesh told reporters after the end of the match.

Avesh got hit for a four on the second ball of his first over, but two balls later, dismissed Brandon King out caught and bowled. Next, on the first ball of his second over, the India quick dismissed Devon Thomas, who was out caught at mid-on with Deepak Hooda completing the catch. He bowled 2 more superb overs to end his spell.

"I just focused on my strengths, so I just bowled hard lengths into this wicket and used the wind. In this wicket, the ball is stopping a bit. So, I'm just mixing my slower ones with the hard lengths and using the odd bouncer. So, that gave me success on this wicket," he added.