be it diet fitness or technical issues i have learnt a lot from him i get inspired by other sportspersons tooin the indian tt team i really look up to sharath kamal who has been doing india proud for years now these leagues have done a great job by promoting sports other than cricket as a burdenas a young captain for the ongoing league the task is cut out for me but i dont see it as a burden not fond of spending time on social mediai it is a big challenge and responsibility but i have some fantastic players in the team plus an excellent coach and now he has also been made the captain of his team for an ongoing prestigious tt league which features some of the worlds best players it was a big call to take for my parents both of whom are doctors however manav thakkar and anthony amalraj had other ideas as they stunned the top seeds to win the gold medal in mens doubles the task remains the sameyou try to go out there and win we are on a dream run and i hope this continues its fun to talk in gujarati and discuss about surat when we are on tours i have always looked up to players like sathiyan and sharath kamal and it was a surreal feeling to beat them right now i travel round the year and when i am not playing in tournaments i am busy training either abroad or in different cities so i believe more players from gujarat will do india proud in the future if i can achieve anything close to what these players have done i will consider myself privileged and it feels fantastic to have contributed towards that in other sports i really look up to ms dhoni and roger federer with our players winning international medals and more matches being telecast on tv now more people recognise us manav the first indian tt player to have become the junior world number one was also part of the indian team that created history by clinching a team bronze at the asian games last year which was indias first ever tt medal at the event am not too fond of spending time on social media and unless something major happens i dont post anything the gstta gujarat state table tennis association is doing a good job and our state government is also encouraging players through different schemes more gujarat players will do well in tt in futureour manav harmeet desai and manush shah success has certainly helped the sport in the state and now we have academies even in places like bhavnagar right now i am focused on doing well for india in the upcoming asian championships and the long term goal is to win an olympic medal for india so when i am home i make sure i visit those gardens and other places in the city where i spent some unforgettable moments