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{{Infobox basketball biography
| birth_date = {{bda|2001|09|18}}
| height_cm = 178
}}{{Short description|Indian basketball player}}
'''Pushpa Senthil Kumar''' (born 18 September 2001) is an Indian basketball player.

Senthilkumar was a member of the National Team Youth in 2017, where she played in the [[FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pushpa Senthil Kumar - Player Profile |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/241195/Pushpa-Senthil-Kumar |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, she was team captain,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudarshan |first=N. |date=2018-10-27 |title=Asian Basketball Championship: India U-18 girls eye promotion |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/asian-basketball-championship-indian-u-18-womens-team-eyes-promotion-to-division-a/article25347890.ece |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> and FIBA Basketball included her tenth on their "Top 12 players to watch at #FIBAU18Asia in Bengaluru" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-21 |title=Top 12 players to watch at #FIBAU18Asia in Bengaluru |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18awomen/2018/news/top-12-players-to-watch-at-fibau18asia-in-bengaluru |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Senthilkumar was a member of the National Team Senior and played in the [[FIBA Women's Asia Cup]].<ref name=":0" /> She was named in the Indian women’s team for [[Basketball at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Asian Games]] at [[Hangzhou]], China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2023-full-list-of-634-indian-athletes-who-will-take-part-in-hangzhou-event-13042652.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, she played in the FIBA Asia 3x3 women's events in March and July.

She hails from [[Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu]], India. She is employed with Indian Railways and plays for Railways in the domestic tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pushpa SENTHIL KUMAR at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2021 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2021/player/Pushpa-Senthil-Kumar |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
[https://play.fiba3x3.com/players/2cd514db-dee3-4547-8086-c64e9252ccb6 Pushpa Senthilkumar] at [[FIBA Asia]]{{DEFAULTSORT:Senthilkumar, Pushpa}}
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[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]

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