**Khail Khilari Presents: Tribute to Legends of Pakistan Squash - Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan
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To celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with all of GupShup, Khail Khilari is proud to present a tribute video to two of the greatest legends of squash in Pakistan history.
Tribute to Pakistani squash legends, the video consists of a reflection on the lives of Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan who are nationally and internationally recognized for their efforts in persisting and the determination of bringing the name of Pakistan into the light and writing it in the history books for their next generations to remember them by.
– Legacy of Jahangir Khan (from GoldenAsif’s Legends of the month) British Open: A record 10 straight titles
World Open: 6Jahangir Khan, a former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, who is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. During his career he won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times. Between 1981 and 1986, he was unbeaten in competitive play for five years. During that time he won 555 matches consecutively. This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also one of longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in top-level professional sport. He retired as a player in 1993, and has served as President of the World Squash Federation since 2002.
Jahangir retired as a player in 1993 after helping Pakistan win the World Team Championship in Karachi. The Government of Pakistan honored Jahangir with the awards of Pride of Performance and civil award of Hilal-e-Imtiaz for his achievements in squash. They also awarded him the title of Sportsman of the Millennium.
– Legacy of Jansher Khan British Open: 6
World Open: A record 8 timesJansher Khan, former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players of all time. He came from a family of outstanding squash players. His brother Mohibullah Khan was one of the world’s leading professional squash players in the 1970s. Another older brother, Atlas Khan, was a highly-rated amateur competitor.
With Jahangir reaching the twilight of his career and then retiring, Jansher came to establish himself as the sole dominant player in the game in the mid-1990s. He won a record total of eight World Open titles, the last being in 1996. He chose not to defend his World Open title in 1997 because the event was held in Malaysia, and he had a pending court order in Malaysia relating to maintenance payments for his son, Kamran Khan, following his separation from his Malaysian wife. Jahangir maintained a stranglehold on the British Open up to 1991 (he won the championship 10 consecutive times), but when he finally relinquished the title it was Jansher who claimed it for the next six successive years.
Jansher officially announced his retirement from squash in 2001. He won a total of 99 professional titles and was ranked the World No. 1 for over six years.
Honorable mentions: Masoom Muskaan for her contribution and assistance with this project.
