CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -With this win, Saurav Ghosal has become the first-ever Indian to clinch the Malaysian Open title.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saurav Ghosal becomes first Indian to win Malaysian Open Squash Championship. Indian Squash star Saurav Ghosal has scripted history as he has become the first Indian squash player to win the Malaysian Open Championships.

Detailed explanation-3: -Just 14 years old, squash player Anahat Singh was the youngest member of the Indian Commonwealth Games 2022 contingent at Birmingham. Anahat Singh, though barely in her teens, has been touted as India’s next squash superstar and there’s good reason behind the tag.

Detailed explanation-4: -In August 2022, Ghosal became the first Indian men’s squash singles medalist at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games after he beat 2018 reigning champion James Willstrop of England in straight sets in the bronze medal playoff to take the bronze medal.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.