Saurav Ghosal made the biggest breakthrough of his career at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The 36-year-old former world No. 10 became the first Indian male squash player to win a singles medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Ghosal defeated 2018 CWG champion James Willstrop of England in straight sets to win the bronze medal. He later won another bronze in mixed doubles partnering Dipika Pallikal Karthik to add to the silver they had won in Gold Coast CWG four years ago.
Ghosal has many firsts in Indian squash, having won the gold in WSF World Doubles Championship with Pallikal. The Indian national champion for many years, Ghosal has been using Ultrahuman M1, a continuous glucose monitoring platform, to optimise his athletic performance, enhancing his strength and endurance by measuring glucose levels during his training.
Winner of a gold, silver and five bronze medals at the Asian Games between 2010 and 2018 and winner of five titles on the PSA Tour, Ghosal spoke to IANS in an exclusive interview about his success at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the future of Indian squash.
