Varun Kumar (field hockey)

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Varun Kumar
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Kumar in August 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 29)
Punjab, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club BPCL
Senior career
YearsTeam
2014–2017 Punjab Warriors
2017- BPCL
2024– Delhi SG Pipers
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2014–2016 India U21
2017– India 142 (40)

Varun Kumar (born 25 July 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender for Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League and the Indian national team.

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Career

Born in Punjab, Kumar belongs to Dalhousie, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Kumar first started to play hockey when he was in school. [2] He represented his home state of Punjab in the Junior National Championships in 2012 and did very well, earning a call-up to the junior national team. [2] Injury soon after the tournament kept Kumar quiet for two years before he did very well in the 2014 Junior National Championships and was recalled into the junior national team.

Kumar soon managed to sign with the Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League. He was retained for the 2014 season. [3] After the season, he was retained for a period of two years for the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the league. [4] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. [5]

International

Varun Kumar has represented the India junior side. He emerged as the top-scorer for India during the Four-Nations Invitational Tournament in Spain before being selected into the side for the Junior World Cup side. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Santa Singh, Varun Kumar Plan to Spice Up Contests in World Cup". Bangalore Mirror. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Six Teams after Closed Bid for Hockey India League 2015". The Fans of Hockey. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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  5. "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. "'Versatile' team picked for Junior Hockey World Cup". Asian Age. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

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