T20 World Cup: India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak cautioned against the pitfalls of overanalysis, highlighting that India opener Abhishek Sharma has a clear match plan to tackle a well-prepared opponent.

Abhishek's T20 World Cup campaign has been underwhelming, with zero runs from two innings. He was dismissed against USA's Shadley van Schalkwyk and Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha.

Ahead of the Netherlands game, Kotak said there is no need to worry over Abhishek's form.

"Obviously, we plan, but he wasn't well and didn't play (against Namibia). Last game got out in the first over. One thing we definitely do unnecessarily is overanalyse; sometimes you only start making more assumptions than the opposition do," Kotak said in a pre-match press conference.

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"He has his plans sorted, he follows the way he wants to, and obviously we discuss opposition, their bowling, their strengths, what they've been doing -- all that is normal for everyone, not just Abhishek," said Kotak.

Abhishek missed the Namibia match due to a stomach infection. Batting coach Kotak warned against overthinking after his lack of runs in the marquee tournament.

"Abhishek, before he fell ill, made runs in matches. In the T20 format, also, sometimes 10 balls 30 is as important. Not like he hasn't scored runs. The T20 format is high risk; someone will get out. If we stress so much, players will be under pressure. He is in good form, has clear plans and a clear mindset, that's what matters for us," Kotak said.

Kotak, familiar with Ishan Kishan from his age-group days, isn't shocked by his tempestuous international rebirth.

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"Kishan, obviously, we all know how capable he is. He has always performed whenever he has played for India. And I think once he came back also, whatever I have spoken to him, he has always been a very confident player because I know him since 2019 when he was with the India A team, but before that in 2016-17 he was in IPL team (Gujarat Lions) where I worked," Kotak said.

"So he's always... I think that is his strength, his nature. He's not someone who cares too much about things, so the T20 game needs that. And he's very talented because if you see his innings, he'll play everywhere in the ground. So he's someone who is very difficult to restrict if you don't get him out," the batting coach added.