Jahangir Khan
Jahangir Khan
Jahangir Khan, HI,born 10 December 1963 in Karachi, Pakistanis a former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, who is considered to be the greatest player in the history of squash. Jahangir Khan is originally from Neway Kelay Payan, Peshawar. During his career he won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times. From 1981 to 1986, he was unbeaten in competitive play. During that time he won 555 matches consecutively, the longest winning...
NationalityPakistani
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth10 December 1963
CountryPakistan
Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport.
Pakistan should be recognised as a sporting nation and not as a terrorist country.
Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional.
The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten.
Generally the younger generation are not hard working. They will have to put in more effort to achieve results in tournaments. most of them can perform well but they cannot deliver when they play abroad.
However, there is no assurance that we can produce world class players so soon. Only time can tell.
In that World Open final, Ross got me. It was exactly five years and eight months. I was unbeaten for another nine months after that defeat.
I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15 and won the world senior amateur title the same year.