Manvanth Kumar outlines the influences behind his cricketing journey
Cricket
Karnataka all-rounder Manvanth Kumar reflected on how he fell in love with cricket while finding his feet in domestic cricket in a Times of India feature published on 25 October 2026.
He credited his father’s love for Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid and cited the influence of Manish Pandey along with coaches Yere Goud and Vinay Kumar.
He discussed his batting and bowling, his ability to deliver under pressure, his ambitions and workload management, and his love for anime.
