I was wondering what makes pakistan so good in Squash.
Is there any other champinos there After Jahnagir and Jansher??
Unka Jo Kaam hai Ahl-e-Siyasat Jaane,
Apna paigam muhabbat hai ,jahan tak pahuche
After Khans, Zark Jahan appears to be a good player but he really needs to concentrate on timing.
Play Your Game - Guess My Motto
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Originally posted by Pakistani Tiger:
**After Khans, Zark Jahan appears to be a good player but he really needs to concentrate on timing.
Play Your Game - Guess My Motto**
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great !! what is his international ranking?
Jansher and Jehangir, another example of the raw talent Pakistan has.
There are some good prospects for squash that are rising up in pak, but Jansher and Jehangir can never be replaced.
[This message has been edited by ehsan (edited May 01, 2002).]
Slight Correction, his name is Zarak and not Zark... Tiger, u know of any good squash site?
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Originally posted by Pakistani Tiger:
**After Khans, Zark Jahan appears to be a good player but he really needs to concentrate on timing.
Play Your Game - Guess My Motto**
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The golden era of squash for Pakistan was the 70's when we had at least 6 players in the top ten for at least five to six years. Players like Qamar Zaman, Mohibullah Khan, Gogi Allauddin and Torsam Khan to name a few. Then in 1980's the number of squash players reduced but we dominated the 80' and 90's through first Jehangir Kahn and then Jansher Khan.
Jehangir is a legend and at one time in his career on the world squash circuit not only did he not lose a match for five years, he did not even lose a game. Now that is some acheivement. I remember listening to his interview after he won one of the world championships and the interviewer asked him what was his daily routine. He said the first thing he does in the morning is run 9 miles and then come back and swim for a hour and then have breakfast, later on he plays squash for an hour have lunch and then in the evening again practice squash for two hours. The flabergasted interviewer asked him "what do you do in your spare time". Jehangir replied with a smile " I win tournamnets". There has not been a sportsman like him in the history of Pakistan or for that matter the sub continent who acheived so much in his field.
The tragedy though is that while Pakistan was focused and bewitched by Jehangir and Jansher during the 1980's and 1990's the overall standard of the game declined in Pakistan with the result that we do not have any players in the top ten today. That is a shame. Today the facilities available are far superior to that which were available in the 1970's, when we dominated the world squash.
Thanks for correction, Spock. Sorry, I don’t know any Squash sites. You can find on yahoo
http://www3.pak.org/gupshup/smilies/smile.gif
Hey, have you looked at my code yet? I’ve some problem with it. I can send my code to you, if you like. Tell me what do ya think?
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Originally posted by ehsan:
**The golden era of squash for Pakistan was the 70's when we had at least 6 players in the top ten for at least five to six years. Players like Qamar Zaman, Mohibullah Khan, Gogi Allauddin and Torsam Khan to name a few. Then in 1980's the number of squash players reduced but we dominated the 80' and 90's through first Jehangir Kahn and then Jansher Khan.
Jehangir is a legend and at one time in his career on the world squash circuit not only did he not lose a match for five years, he did not even lose a game. Now that is some acheivement. I remember listening to his interview after he won one of the world championships and the interviewer asked him what was his daily routine. He said the first thing he does in the morning is run 9 miles and then come back and swim for a hour and then have breakfast, later on he plays squash for an hour have lunch and then in the evening again practice squash for two hours. The flabergasted interviewer asked him "what do you do in your spare time". Jehangir replied with a smile " I win tournamnets". There has not been a sportsman like him in the history of Pakistan or for that matter the sub continent who acheived so much in his field.
The tragedy though is that while Pakistan was focused and bewitched by Jehangir and Jansher during the 1980's and 1990's the overall standard of the game declined in Pakistan with the result that we do not have any players in the top ten today. That is a shame. Today the facilities available are far superior to that which were available in the 1970's, when we dominated the world squash.**
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Thanks Ehsaan for telling us about the golden 70,80 and 90s...
My question was ."What is it which produced so many great squash players in Pak and Why not players are coming up now?"
[This message has been edited by andha_qanoon (edited May 01, 2002).]
Here you will find a whole list of squash players with there ranking. http://www.psa-squash.com/ranking/horizon/horizonr.htm
Here you can find Jansher Khan’s photos: http://www.squashpics.com/pastplayers/jansher_khan.htm
Here are Jahangir Khan pics: http://www.squashpics.com/pastplayers/jahangir_khan.htm
Thanks K-2.
Nice website
Have a look at the following:
http://www.paksquash.com/PAKISTAN/index.html
Good website again.
Here is another interesting link:
http://www.squashtalk.com/pakistan/index.htm
AQ, Pakistan just clinched the Asian squash team title, so maybe and just maybe the corner might be turning after a long decline. Paksitan beat hosts Malaysia 3-0 to win the title. Pakistan clinched the title when Mansoor Zaman currently ranked 33 in the world beat Ong Beng Hee curently ranked number 10 in the world.
Hope these lads can keep up the good work
Congrats.I hope they can bring teh past glory back.