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So he's adapting to that and then playing accordingly," Penney said.
The coach stated that the player remains highly focused during preparation and maintains an isolated mindset during high-stakes competitive fixtures.
"He's just in his little bubble. He practices hard.
And then when he goes out to play, he just enjoys himself. So it's pretty rare that I've ever seen that.
I've been in cricket for 40 years and I haven't seen that before. So long may that last," said Penney.
Responding to public calls for the teenager's immediate promotion to the senior national team, Penney urged caution and suggested allowing further developmental time.
"With the international stuff, that's the trick question, everybody thinks he's good enough. Look at the under-19 50-over World Cup, he got 175.
So he plays all formats. But the way he plays...
there have been attacking batsmen in Test cricket before as well. Sehwag, for instance, he just took it down from ball one as well.
So I think that's the trick.
If you want to get him in as a 15-year-old, or you just give him a few more seasons of playing like this and maturing a little bit, off the field, especially, before you throw him in," Penney said.
Penney noted that competing against an unburdened Mumbai Indians squad presented a unique challenge given their highly experienced roster.
"Mumbai, obviously, a World XI. They've got such a good team as well.
