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Detailed explanation-1: -Saurav Ghosal on Monday became the first Indian male squash player to enter the top 10 in the latest PSA world rankings. Indian women squash players – Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal – had earlier reached top-10 in the world rankings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution: Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian male squash player to enter the top 10 in the PSA world rankings in April 2019. Indian women squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa had earlier reached top 10 in the rankings. Ali Farag of Egypt is the world champion was at the top of the ranking.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian player to claim a place in the world’s top 10 during the 2018-19 campaign and has continued to be his country’s leading squash player. Ghosal, from Kolkata, won his first PSA World Tour title at the Otters Open in August 2006.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian male squash player to reach the top 20 after achieving a career best of ranking of 15 in 2013. In women’s discipline, Dipika Pallikal became the first Indian woman to reach the top 10 after achieving a career-best of ranking of 10.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dipika Pallikal Karthik She was the first Indian to break into the top 10. She is also the recipient of the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri (first squash player to win this award).