Nitin Kumar Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Nitin Kumar Dhankhar [1]Nitin Kumar's Instagram Account
Profession	Kabaddi Player
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 41 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Jersey number	• #19 (Pro Kabaddi League) • #9 (Yuva Kabaddi Series)
Position	Raider
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 May 2001 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023)	22 Years
Birthplace	Kaloi, Jhajjar, Haryana
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kaloi, Jhajjar, Haryana
Hobbies	Travelling, Jumping, Running, Swimming, Reading books
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Jasbir Singh Dhankhar
Siblings	He has a brother.
Style Quotient
Bike Collection	Royal Enfield

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nitin Kumar

• Nitin Kumar is an Indian Kabaddi player. He is known for playing in the Yuva Kabaddi Series (YKS) and the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).

• According to Nitin Kumar, he faced a tough situation when he lost his father at a young age. However, he remained strong. Thereafter, his uncle, Tejpal Singh, became his inspiration to pursue a career in Kabaddi. Nitin once stated in a media conversation that his uncle helped him build a career in Kabaddi after the loss of his father.

• In 2017, he joined the Narwal Kabaddi and Sports Academy in Haryana and began receiving professional Kabaddi coaching from Naresh Narwal, who is famous for being the coach of popular Indian Kabaddi player Pardeep Narwal. Once, in a media interview, he narrated that he began playing Kabaddi when he was studying in class tenth as he was not good at studies. Nitin Kumar said,
  

  I started playing kabaddi after the 10th standard. I was not that good in studies. I am from Haryana and I started training at Pardeep Narwal Academy under coach Naresh Narwal.”

  

  Nitin Kumar during his kabaddi training at Narwal National Kabaddi Academy

• In 2021, he played three matches for the K7 Kabaddi Stage Up 2021 championships.

• In 2022, Nitin Kumar began participating in the Yuva Kabaddi Series and made history as the first player to score 500 raid points with a raid strike rate of 73.90% in 2022.
  

  Nitin Kumar playing a kabaddi match during the Yuva Kabaddi Series

• After winning the Yuva Kabaddi Series with Hampi Heroes in Ranchi in 2022, Nitin Kumar was considered one of the most successful players in the league’s history. In a conversation with a media house, he once shared that his talent got recognition after he began playing in the Yuva Kabaddi Series at the age of 20. He added that he learned from his mistakes after watching YKS matches on YouTube. He said,
  

  I was around 20 years old. After playing locals, I came to know about YKS. My talent got more recognition at this stage. After the match, I would watch highlights on YouTube and see what I had done wrong. I worked on those mistakes after that.”

  

  Nitin Kumar while playing for the team Hampi Heroes during the Yuva Kabaddi Series (2022)

• He won the title of Best Raider of The Match during the Yuva Kabaddi Series in 2022.
  

  Nitin Kumar after winning Raider Of The Match during the Yuva Kabaddi Series in 2022

• In October 2023, Nitin Kumar was selected by the Bengal Warriors in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 10 for Rs. 32.20 lakhs.
  

  Nitin Kumar on the poster of the Bengal Warriors team

• Nitin Kumar likes travelling to distant places, swimming, riding bikes, jumping, and running.
  

  Nitin Kumar while enjoying swimming

• He is a fitness enthusiast. He exercises regularly and often shares pictures and videos of his exercise sessions on social media.
  

  Nitin Kumar while exercising