Kush Kumar

Kush Kumar, (born May 29, 1996 in Dhampur) is a professional squash player who represents India. Kumar graduated with a finance degree Trinity College.^[1] Kumar now works for a hedge fund called Matrix Capital Management based in Boston.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

Kush Kumar

Country	India
Born	(1996-05-29) May 29, 1996 (age 29) Dhampur, India
Residence	Chennai, India
Height	5'11
Turned pro	2013
Retired	Active
Coached by	Major S Maniam Cyrus Poncha
Racquet used	Tecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 89 (August, 2014)
Current ranking	No. 89 (August, 2014)
Title(s)	9 times junior national champion
Updated on August, 2014.

He is the 1st male player from India to have won a medal in the World Junior Championship, with Shaurya Bawa achieving the feat in 2024, and he has been junior national champion 9 times.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7]