[1] He made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early 1992.

Nicknamed Murali, Kumar represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, where India finished in seventh place.

Mukesh Kumar is also married to a hockey player, Nidhi Khullar.

Ashutosh Kumar was born in 2008, he studies in Kendriya Vidyalaya and his best friends are Neil and Ishan.

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