Varun Kumar Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Field hockey player • Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5'8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Field Hockey
National Debut	Punjab: 2012
International Debut	Team India Under-21: 2014 Team India: 2017
Jersey Number	#22 (India)
Domestic/State Team	• Jaypee Punjab Warriors (2014–2017) • BPCL (2017-Present)
Mentor	Manpreet Singh
Position	Defender
Medals	Gold • 2015: Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup in Kuantan • 2016: Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow • 2017: Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka • 2018: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat • 2023: Asian Games in Hangzhou • 2023: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai Silver • 2018: Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda • 2022: Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Bronze • 2016–17: Men's FIH Hockey World League • 2018: Asian Games in Jakarta • 2021: Summer Olympics in Tokyo • 2021: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka
Awards, Honours	• Man Of The Match during 8th Men's Junior Asia Cup against Japan (2015) • Man Of The Match during Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup played against Belgium (2 December 2018) • Man Of The Match during Sultan Azlan Shah Cup against Japan (23 March 2019) • Arjuna Award (2021)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 July 1995 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	29 Years
Birthplace	Mithapur, Jalandhar, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mithapur
College/University	• DAV College, Jalandhar • Lallyalpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Controversies	Booked under POCSO Varun has been charged under POCSO for allegedly raping a minor for 5 years by the Bengaluru police. The complainant has alleged that she was forced by Varun for a physical relationship in 2019, when she was a minor, under false pretence of marriage. She has further claimed that Varun started to avoid her after she insisted on getting married. While accepting to be in a relationship with the complainant, Varun denied the allegations in an interview and claimed that the case was an attempt to extort money from him. He further claimed that, "The aforesaid case is nothing but a calculated attempt to extort money out of me and to tarnish my reputation and image as I'm an accomplished hockey player having played for India and being an Arjuna Awardee and she knows that such a case could hamper my career and image."[1]Hindustan Times
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Brahmanand (Truck Driver) Mother-
Siblings	Brother- 1
Favourites
Food	Sarson Ka Saag
Actor	Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar
Actress	Preity Zinta, Shraddha Kapoor
Film	Humari Adhuri Kahani (2015)
Singer	Lata Mangeshkar
Sports Personalities	Manpreet Singh, Mark Knowles, Rafael Nadal
TV	The Kapil Sharma Show (2016-present)
Style Quotient
Bike Collection	Royal Enfield Bullet
Social Media
Instagram	Varun kumar 07
Twitter	Varun Kumar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Varun Kumar

• He started playing hockey in class 4 on the advice of his friend and classmate, Manpreet Singh.

• He belongs to the Gaddi community of Himachal Pradesh. He shifted to Punjab to play hockey.

• Varun Kumar has honed his skills at the Surjit Singh Hockey Academy in Punjab.

• He is a drag-flick specialist.
  

  Varun Kumar drag-flicking during a game

• While growing up, he didn’t have enough money to buy new equipment for hockey.

• He has an elder brother who wanted to represent India but couldn’t play further than the state level due to a lack of funds.

• He began his career in 2012 at the Junior National Championship, representing Punjab.

• In 2013, he missed out on the opportunity of participating in the Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup due to injury.

• In 2014, he joined the India’s junior national team.

• In the same year, he also became a part of Punjab Warriors, playing in the Hockey India League.
  

  Varun Kumar (left) with his Hockey India League teammates

• In 2015, his exceptional performance in the Junior Asia Cup cemented his position as a defender in the national team of India.

• His team, Punjab Warriors, won the Hockey India League in 2016 and retained him for the next 3 seasons because of his performance.

• He was a part of the Indian team that won the 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup.

• His performance in the Junior World Cup impressed the selectors and he was called for India’s senior hockey team.

• Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur, announced a Rs 1 crore award to Varun Kumar for being a member of the Indian team at the Tokyo Olympics.
  

  Varun Kumar during the Tokyo Olympics

• In 2021, the Punjab Government renamed Government Primary School Mithapur, Jalandhar, Punjab, after him as Olympian Mandeep Singh Varun Kumar Government Primary School, Mithapur, Jalandhar for his contribution in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

• He was awarded the position of DSP by Punjab police on 4 February 2024 for being a part of the Indian Olympic Team. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, handed the appointment letter to Varun.
  

  Bhagwant Mann handing appointment letter to Varun Kumar