Training abroad has helped my game a lot: Manav Thakkar

Surat’s TT star Manav Thakkar, who is currently ranked world number one at the under-21 level, says that training abroad has given a big boost to his career. He shares, “I have been training in Portugal and Hungary and after the World Championship in March, I will focus on things like building my muscles and improving my fitness. It will help me in 2021 and 2022, when we have some very important international tournaments. Training abroad helps a lot because you have the best of coaches and players to train with, and they bring out the best in you. I have also realized that quality is always more important than quantity. It’s not necessary that if you train for 10 hours, you have had a great day. Instead, you might have a more productive day if you train for just three hours, but there are specific things, like improving a certain shot, that you focus on. Such focused training helps you in improving as a player every day.”