Parupalli Kashyap

Quick Facts

Full Name	Parupalli Kashyap
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 8, 1986(1986-09-08)
Age	38
Birthplace	Hyderabad
Country	India
Birth City	Telangana
Horoscope	Virgo

Parupalli Kashyap Biography

Parupalli Kashyap is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on September 8, 1986 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Born to Uday Shankar and Subhadra of Guntur, as an 11-year-old, Kashyap Parupalli first enrolled with a training camp conducted by S. M. Arif in Hyderabad, India. Because his father had a transferable job, their family kept moving frequently. While in Bangalore, he joined the Padukone Academy. In 2004, they moved back to Hyderabad. Soon after, Kashyap was diagnosed with asthma after a few medical tests. Kashyap felt that his stay in Bangalore during 2000–03 might have aggravated the condition. Though the diagnosis came as a shock to him and he thought that his playing career was finished, he put in a lot of effort with determination to overcome the problem. Using appropriate medication, his condition began to improve dramatically. He continued his training at the Gopichand Academy under Pullela Gopichand, a former All England Open champion.

In 2005, Kashyap represented Andhra Pradesh and won the a boys’ singles title at the National Junior Open Badminton Championships. From 2006 onwards, he started to appear at international tournaments. In that year’s Hong Kong Open, he caused an upset by defeating the then world number 19 Przemysław Wacha in the pre-quarterfinals; he lost the next round though. A few months later, he defeated Wacha again at the Bitburger Open to reach the semifinals. In 2006, his world ranking improved from outside the 100 to 64. Coach Gopichand was happy at the win and felt that it was a good sign that Kashyap was winning his important matches against higher-ranked players. In the same year, Kashyap was chosen to represent India at the 2006 Asian Games. At the 33rd National Games, Kashyap defeated the then National champion Chetan Anand to win a gold medal for Andhra Pradesh. Between 2006–07, Kashyap won a few national tournaments as well.

Parupalli Kashyap Net Worth

Parupalli Kashyap is one of the richest Badminton Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Parupalli Kashyap 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Parupalli Kashyap (born 8 September 1986) is a badminton player from India. He trains at Gopichand Badminton Academy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award by Government of India in 2012.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Parupalli Kashyap height 1.73 m Patrik weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Parupalli Kashyap Dating?

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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kashyap surprised one and all by winning all his matches at the group stage, which involved the shocking defeat of Nguyen Tien Minh. In the Pre-quarters he defeated Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka by 21–16, 15–21, 21–14. In the Quarterfinals, it was disappointment as a dejected looking Kashyap was escorted out of the court after his loss to top seed Lee Chong Wei in straight sets. In the process, he created history by becoming the only Indian to reach the Quarterfinal stages in the Olympics in Men’s Singles. This achievement led him to 19th rank.

Facts & Trivia

Patrik Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Parupalli Kashyap celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.

He created history by reaching the quarter-finals of men’s singles at 2012 London Olympics, being the first male player from India to do so. At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in men’s singles. Kashyap was the Icon Player for the Indian Badminton League team, Banga Beats in 2013 edition.

Who is Kashyap in Saina?

India’s star shuttler Saina Nehwal is still one of the strongest contenders for a medal in the major events including Commonwealth Games (CWG) and the Asian Games, said Parupalli Kashyap, Saina’s husband and occasional travelling coach for her.

Is Kashyap retired?

PlayerWicketsEco
Kagiso Rabada PUN| 23| 8.45
Umran Malik HYD| 22| 9.03
Kuldeep Yadav DEL| 21| 8.43

Who is Saina Nehwal father?

Harvir Singh Nehwal

Where is Parupalli Kashyap from?

Hyderabad, India

How did Saina meet her husband?

Saina and Kashyap first met at a badminton coaching camp in 1997 as teenagers and started to meet more frequently from 2002. “We dated for a long, long time.