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Saurav Ghosal Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : August 10, 2018

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Short Biography

Saurav Ghosal was born on 10-08-1986 in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. He is an Indian Squash Player.

Saurav Ghosal Complete Bio & Career

Saurav Ghosal is a professional Indian squash player with a world ranking of 15 in 2013.
 
He belongs to the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. He finished his schooling in Kolkata at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy.
 
He played squash in his hometown at the Calcutta Racket Club. After schooling, at the age of 15, he moved to Chennai and trained at ICL squash academy by the retired Major Maniam and Cyrus Poncha. In 2004, he won the British Junior Open under-19 Squash title and was the first Indian to do so. He defeated Gaurav Nandrajog in the National Championships 2006, in New Delhi and proceeded to become India’s number one squash player. He also won the bronze medal at Asian Games 2006. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2007 by the President of India. In 2010, his world rank according to the Professional Squash Association was 27. In 2013, he was the first of his country to reach the quarterfinals of the World’s Squash Championship that took place in Manchester, England.  He is currently coached by Malcolm Willstrop.
 
He was also the first Indian to be ranked as Junior world number 1. His first big title was the German Open under-17 in 2002. He also won the Dutch Open the same year. He won the silver medal at the 17th Asian Games. His team was, however, lead by him and was awarded its first ever gold at the same Asian Games.

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Honours & Awards

AWARD NAME AWARD CATEGORY RECEIPT YEAR RECEIPT FIELD
Arjuna Award National Sports Award 2006 Squash

Saurav Ghosal Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He is married to Diya Pallikal since February 2017.

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Body Measurements

Chest Size 42
Biceps Size 15
Waist Size 32
Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Kolkata, West Bengal
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Kolkata, West Bengal
School Lakshmipat Singhania Academy,Rajasthan
Qualification Graduate
Hobbies Travelling, Listening Music
Marital Status Married
Debut Asian Games - Incheon (2014)

Favourites

Favorite Color Black
Favorite Sport Football
Favorite Place London
Favorite Food Non Veg Food

Saurav Ghosal Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

37 years, 10months, 21 days old age Saurav Ghosal will turn 38 on 10 August, 2024. Only 1 months, 8 days, 21 hours,26 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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