'This is Sachin, this is Dravid': How Manvanth Kumar fell in love with cricket

NEW DELHI: At just 22, Manvanth Kumar comes across as a grounded, self-aware cricketer who understands his game remarkably well. Despite being at an early stage of his career, the Karnataka all-rounder has a clear sense of his strengths, his role in the team and the work required to take the next step.Manvanth caught everyone's attention during Karnataka's match against Saurashtra in the second round of the ongoing Ranji Trophy. He scored a fluent 135 after walking out to bat at No. 9, with his team reeling at 187/7 in the first innings."It was a normal day for me. I just went out and played my natural game. The credit goes to Vinay Kumar sir, the Karnataka coach, because he told me to express myself. So, I went out there and expressed myself.