Dipika Pallikal

About

Squash player from India known for being a multiple-time Women's Squash Association Champion. She made it to the seminfinals at the 2012 Australian Open, becoming the first Indian player to do so.

Before Fame

She was born in Chennai and participated in her first international tournament while in sixth grade.

Trivia

She has received the Arjuna Award, the second-highest award given to an athlete by the Indian government, in 2012.

Family Life

She became engaged to cricketer Dinesh Karthik in November 2013 and they married in 2015.

Associated With

She and Nicol David are both internationally-known female squash players.