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 represented for India in 307 international matches and scored 80 goals. In the
1992 Barcelona Olympics he scored four goals, in the
1996 Atlanta Olympics he scored two goals, and in the
2000 Sydney Olympics he netted two goals. == Awards ==