Kush Kumar

{{short description|Indian squash player (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox squash player

| name = Kush Kumar

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| country = {{IND}}

| residence = Chennai, India

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|29}}

| birth_place = Dhampur, India

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| height = 5'11

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| university = Trinity

| turnedpro = 2013

| retired = Active

| plays =

| coach = Major S Maniam
Cyrus Poncha

| racquet = Tecnifibre

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| event = Men's singles

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| highest_ranking = No. 89

| date_of_highest_ranking = August, 2014

| current_ranking = No. 89

| date_of_current_ranking = August, 2014

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| titles = 9 times junior national champion

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| updated = August, 2014

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Kush Kumar, (born May 29, 1996 in Dhampur) is a professional squash player who represents India. Kumar graduated with a finance degree Trinity College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bantamsports.com/sports/msquash/index|title = Men's Squash}} Kumar now works for a hedge fund called Matrix Capital Management based in Boston.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportageous.co/kush-kumar-on-winning-matches-indian-squash-and-the-future/|title = Kush Kumar on winning matches, Indian squash and the future|date = 18 October 2020}} He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 89 in August 2015. He became popular when his Men's Squash Team won Gold Medal in 2014 Asian Games along with Harinder Pal Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Saurav Ghosal.[http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~2163,00.html PSA Player Profile][https://www.squashinfo.com/player/5401-kush-kumar SquashInfo Player Profile]

He is the only male player from India to have won a medal in the World Junior Championship and he has been junior national champion 9 times.{{cite web| url = https://www.sportskeeda.com/squash/kush-kumar-world-junior-championship-bronze-india-history| title = By winning bronze at the World Junior Squash Championship, Kush Kumar has made history}} Trinity Bantams

On February 27, 2018, Kumar's team captured the collegiate squash national title against Harvard, with Kumar winning his match against Harvard's No. 1.{{Cite web|url=https://commons.trincoll.edu/tripod/2018/02/27/mens-squash-takes-seventeenth-national-championship/|title=Men's Squash Takes Seventeenth National Championship}}

On March 4, 2018, the top-seeded Kumar placed second in the CSA Individual National Championship, falling 3-2 to the fourteenth-seeded David Ryan of Harvard, who had only gained entry to the tournament after the withdrawals of several higher-ranked players. After battling back from 2-0 down (11-4, 11-8) to even the match at 2-2 (7-11, 3-11), Kumar failed to capitalize on two match balls at 10-8, eventually losing 12-10.{{Cite web|url=https://csasquash.com/2018/03/04/sedky-and-ryan-crowned-national-champions/|title=Sedky and Ryan Crowned National Champions | College Squash Association}}