Manish Pandey revealed the secret of his catch (Photo: PTI)

Manish Pandey: Manish Pandey, who became the hero of KKR's victory against Mumbai Indians, has talked about a big task. This thing of his was related to fielding. Even though Manish Pandey was not discussed about batting in IPL 2026 before the match against Mumbai Indians. But he was dominant in fielding. Tim David's catch in the match against RCB on May 13 is considered to be one of the best catches of the season. He also took a tremendous catch of Rickleton against Mumbai Indians.

Manish Pandey reveals the secret of 45 minutes

After the KKR vs MI match, Harsha Bhogle questioned Manish Pandey that even if he got the Player of the Match for batting. But can he tell how he makes such excellent catches? What Manish Pandey said on this sets an example of his dedication. Manish Pandey said that he practices batting for 1 hour and fielding for 45 minutes every day.

Why does Manish Pandey do 45 minutes of fielding practice?

Manish Pandey also explained his reason behind fielding for 45 minutes. He said that he does not contribute to the team through bowling. In such a situation, apart from batting, he puts all his focus on fielding, so that he can contribute through it.

Manish Pandey has taken 3 catches in the 5 matches played so far in IPL 2026. He is one of the best fielders of IPL and this image was not created just like that but behind it is 45 minutes of hard work every day.

Young cricketers like Vaibhav Suryavanshi should listen to Manish Pandey

Emerging young cricketers like Vaibhav Suryavanshi should definitely listen to what Manish Pandey said about fielding after the KKR vs MI match. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was recently in the news for his poor fielding. Mohammad Kaif had raised questions about his not taking catches. So far, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has not taken a single catch in the name of 13 matches played in IPL 2026. One reason for this is that he has played for Rajasthan in most of the matches as an impact player.

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