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
That was one of my bad days and that was the day Ross chose to play his best. It was a little disappointing, but I got over it eventually.
My unbeaten record and the 10 British Open wins have not been equalled.
Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top.
During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s and '90s, it goes without saying that Pakistan would have bagged a plethora of medals through us at these games. And yes, the ultimate prize would have been an Olympic gold.
Pakistan is rich in sporting talent, but the only thing needed is to have sincere and honest administrators who should be held accountable by the government. Pakistan should be recognised as a sporting nation and not as a terrorist country.
Everything is changing in squash. Lots of television coverage and the game has become very professional.
I don't really do without any plans. If somebody is trying to do something, you must have plans.
It wasn't my plan to create such a record. All I did was put in the effort to win every match I played and it went on for weeks, months and years until my defeat to Ross Norman in Toulouse in 1986.
I was very keen on squash. My father used to go to sleep in the afternoon. Normally, in Pakistan, everybody goes to sleep in the afternoon, because it's really hot. I'd go and play without telling anybody.
It's very difficult to do something without the support of the association. That was the reason why I did not get involved in coaching in Pakistan.
A player cannot become a world champion overnight. To become a champion, a player has to sacrifice a lot and to devote much of his time practising and training.
However, there is no assurance that we can produce world class players so soon. Only time can tell.
The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten.
You cant go on winning all the time.