Surender Kumar Hockey Player Biography
Surender Kumar is an Indian Hockey player who plays as a defender in the national side and will be representing the country in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022.
Name | Surender Kumar |
Profession | Hockey Player |
Father’s Name | Malkhan Singh |
Mother’s Name | Nilam Devi |
Ranking | 9th |
Highest Ranking | 4th |
Nationality | Indian |
Date of Birth | 23rd November 1993 |
Birthplace | Karnal India |
Age as of now(26th July 2022) | 28 years old |
Surender Kumar Early Life:
Surender Kumar hails from Brana Village of Karnal district in Haryana. His father Malkhan Singh is farmer by profession and mother Nilam Devi is housemaker. He came from humble background was quite shy person during childhood and later shifted to Kurukshetra for his schooling.
During his school days he started taking deep interest in the game of Hockey. His first coach was Sardar Gurvinder Singh and Kumar later in his school days started spending more time in learning hockey lessons rather than focusing on studies.
Surender Kumar Professional Life:
Surender Kumar first played for Junior National team in the year 2012 with his consistent performance at junior stage he subsequently later played for junior Asia Cup, Sultan Johar Cup and Junior World Cup.
In the Hockey India League, Kumar was bought by Delhi Waveriders in 2015.
He played for the senior national side for the first time in the year 2016 in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He has been phenomenal as player as recently he completed 100 matches for the national side due to his immaculate consistency and supreme skills on display.
Surender Kumar Commonwealth Games 2022:
Surender Kumar has been selected to represent India in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 and also prominent member of the national side and expected to display top notch performance in the crunch moments of the game. Let’s have a look at the list of of Indian squad who will be representing the country in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 in detail:
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Defenders: Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (vice captain), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (captain), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilakanta Sharma
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek.
Surender Kumar Family:
Surender Kumar is the eldest child of his family and his father Malkhan Singh is a former by profession and mother Nilam Devi is housewife and Kumar has made his entire family proud with the way he has performed for India at the senior level.
Surender Kumar Records & Achievements:
Serial Number | Events and Years | Records and Achievements |
1 | 2016 London Champions Trophy | He was part of Indian team who clinch silver medal |
2 | 2017 Dhaka Asia Cup | He was member of Indian team who won gold medal |
3 | 2018 Jakarta Asian Games | He was member of Indian team who won bronze medal |
4 | 2020 Tokyo Olympics | He was member of Indian team who won bronze medal |
Surender Kumar Unsung Facts:
Surender Kumar playing style focuses on hitting the ball rather than relying on slap shot and his unique skills as defender has booked his spot in the mainstay squad of India for quite some time. He is a brilliant player who would be expected to defend goals for India in the upcoming marquee event..
Surender Kumar Social Media:
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Surender Kumar Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surender_Kumar