Sunil Kumar

Sunil Kumar (born 12 May 1997) is an Indian kabaddi player from Haryana. He plays in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) for the U Mumba franchise as a defender.

Early life and background Kumar is from a farmer's family in Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat District, Haryana. Many of his cousins including, Parvesh Bhainswal, used to play kabaddi. Inspired by them, he took to the game at the age of 11 years. He did well at the university games and was spotted by coach Jaivir Sharma and later joined the Sports Authority of India training centre at Ahmedabad. he later won his second trophy with Jaipur pink panthers in 2022 as a captain .In 2023, Kumar competed for India at the 2022 Asian Games, where the Indian team won gold, controversially defeating Iran 33–29 in the finals.