Who was the first Indian man to enter the top ten of the PSA world squash rankings?

In April 2019, Saurav Ghosal entered the top ten of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) men's world rankings, reaching number 10. He became the first Indian man to enter the PSA top ten.

More about Saurav Ghosal:

• He was born on 10 August 1986 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• In 2004, he won the British Junior Open (Under-19) title, becoming the first Indian to do so.

He won India's first Commonwealth Games medal in men's singles squash, a bronze, at the 2022 Birmingham Games. At the same Games, he won bronze in the mixed doubles with Dipika Pallikal.

He won silver in the mixed doubles with Dipika Pallikal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

At the Asian Games, he won the men's singles silver in 2014 and gold in the men's team event in 2014 and 2022.

He received the Arjuna Award in 2006.

He retired from professional squash in 2024.

Other Indian squash stars:

• Joshna Chinnappa: the first Indian to win the British Junior Open (girls' Under-19) title, in 2003; she reached the women's top ten in 2016.
• Dipika Pallikal: the first Indian woman to enter the PSA top ten (in 2012), and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist in women's doubles (2014, with Joshna Chinnappa).
• Anahat Singh: a young star who won medals at the 2022 Asian Games.

About squash:

• Squash developed at Harrow School in England around 1830.
• The governing bodies are the World Squash Federation (WSF) and the Professional Squash Association (PSA).
• Squash will be included in the Olympic Games for the first time at Los Angeles 2028.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won Asian Games medals and the 2022 mixed doubles gold with Dipika Pallikal, but did not reach the top ten.
• ✗Ritwik Bhattacharya was a leading Indian player of the 2000s but did not reach the top ten.
• ✗Ramit Tandon is an Indian squash player who has been ranked in the top 40.