We were playing and practicing with professional cricketers every day, it was so unreal.India was the finest learning experience ever. Visiting India on a cricket tour in 2007 did not even compare to this. MP has helped me understand my game better, both physically and mentally. It was a Cricket tour that taught more than just cricket, it educated me about life. Playing matches and netting every single day was such a dream come true, I mean how many people get to do that? Cricket, friendships, some serious charity work, and of course more cricket over a period of 9 days was unbelievable and I will be attending this very same tour this time next year.
I have come back a much stronger, more confident and experienced batsmen especially against spin bowling as well as being mentally tougher; which helps with batting a long period of time.
If there was one thing I would change? I don’t know it was amazing, I miss it every day! The only thing I might ask for the academy to do a little more of is player analysis Often it is hard for a player to understand what’s wrong in their technique until they actually see it for themselves; e.g. I never knew my pick up varied from match to match. These small things go a huge way to improving any cricketer.
Thank you to Manoj Parmar, who is the best coach I have ever worked with, for the wonderful experiences that he shared with us.
Boys/Men….You have to come, Its seriously something special…

Pratik Patel