[3] In August 2016 it was announced that Kumar was called up to the DSK Shivajians senior side for the 2016 Durand Cup.

[4] He scored his first goal for the senior side nine minutes into his debut in the club's first match of the Durand Cup on 28 August 2016 against Sporting Goa.

[7] Kumar then made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 14 January 2017 against East Bengal.

His second goal also came against ATK in the 77th minute at the home ground of FC Pune City at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.

[13] He made his debut against Kyrgyzstan on 28 March, replacing Anirudh Thapa after 67 minutes in a 2–0 victory.