Abhishek Agarwal keen to continue rapid rise and break into top-100
Abhishek Agarwal's fine run in the 2019-20 PSA Challenger Tour saw him reach a career-best world ranking of 133 and become the sixth highest-ranked Indian.
Published : Jul 04, 2020 19:56 IST
In just two years of playing professional squash, Abhishek Agarwal has made the fraternity look up, with a string of fine performances. The 26-year-old from Mumbai made two semifinals of the PSA Challenger Tour in 2019-20 -- one in Mumbai ($20,000 prize money) and the other in Jaipur ($5000) apart from doing well in smaller tournaments outside India, notably in Qatar.
RELATED|
ALSO READ | Squash staring at long break due to COVID-19
“Getting to spar with Harinder Pal Singh and interact with coaches Dhiraj [Singh] sir and Mekhala [Subedar] madam was a great learning curve,” he said.
RELATED| Abhishek has also donned the role of referee in a few International PSA events, the 2015 National Games in Kerala and Senior Nationals, which has helped him get a better perspective of the sport. He, however, gave it all up to focus on his playing career. He still offers private coaching in Mumbai as it helps him financially when he travels for tournaments. He is eager to break into the top-100 as soon as possible and try to get into the Indian senior team. “I know it is very tough, but I can make it if I train harder. I have some plans, one of which is training in Trinity College in USA with Vikram Malhotra once the pandemic subsides, he said.