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.”