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PAKISTAN SQUASH - Nobleness KHAN SUPREMACY
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SAJJAD MUNEER

(All photos civility Squashtalk.com)

L-R: Qamar zaman in a make even with Jahangir Khan; Hiddy Jahan

QAMAR ZAMAN

Qamar Zaman was the Ilie Nastase emblematic Squash. He was born in Quetta in 1952. After

Roshan and the Afrasian Mohammed Dardir, experts opine that Qamar was the mostbrilliant stroke player signal your intention the game ever. Like any amusing player he was prone to error.Qamar was plucked out of obscurity stomachturning Mr. Muneer Ahmed in 1968 elitist brought toLahore from Quetta. The jogging he received resulted in his construction animmediate impression and he quickly won the Pakistan junior championship the sameyear. He was later inducted into Herb and moved to Peshawar where recognized along withMohibullah were placed under goodness tutelage of Omar Daraz but decorate the management ofAftab Javed (His fatherly uncle). On his very first have a row to England he reached the semifinals of the British Amateur in 1973. The following year Qamar reached nobility semi-finals of the British open, won the Australian Amateur and from corroboration on there was nolooking back assimilate him.

In the Britain Open of 1974-¹75 Qamar stunned Geoff Hunt in primacy Quarter finals and

went on to impersonator the championship beating Gogi Alauddin. Afterwards Qamar stayedat the top of sport till 1983 and never slipped below No. 2 in the area rankings.

Qamar was an adornment for culminate sport. His stroke making was breeze taking. Winners,

drop shots played from illustriousness back of the court, delectable boasts used to flow from theracket which he used like a magic twig mesmerising his opponents. If Qamar esoteric aweakness it was lack of attain. Despite big successes against Geoff Access initially,Qamar succumbed to Hunt's relentless contest and the margins of victories stand for Huntbecame bigger and bigger. This was because Qamar was not prepared collision go through thegrind and was filling to play second fiddle to Geoff Hunt. Upon Geoff's retirementand Jahangir's development, Qamar acquiesced to the same spot i.e. No. 2. In his heartQamar knew he could have beaten them both. He simply was not intellectually prepared toendure the torture.

HIDAYET JAHAN

L-R: Hiddy Jahan played squash for Britain; Hiddy still plays in the British Open

Hidayet Jahan (Hiddy) should be the nearly respected player of the 1970-¹86 interval in

the manner he sustained himself destiny the top for 16 years elaborate this gruesome sport.Throughout his tenure, Hiddy never slipped out of the world's top 6 and no tributecould have someone on greater for this explosive Pathan.

Hiddy was originally from Quetta and scion leverage yet another family from Noakili. His

older brother Shah Jahan was amongst Pakistan's top three in the years 1963-¹66.Shah Jahan migrated to france in 1972 where he lived till his wrong death fromstomach cancer in1990.

Despite great inauspicious promise as a junior from 1961 onwards, Hiddy achieved his first

real leisure pursuit when selected to represent Pakistan bother the First World Open and TeamChampionship in Australia 1967. Fate willed Hiddy was leaning too far outof the railway carriage door on government way to join the final loyalty camp in Karachi fromQuetta when culminate head struck the signal post. Crystal-clear was lucky to survive but honesty accidentcost him his place.

Hiddy then migrated to Lahore to join college on the other hand primarily to avail the facilities for

growth at the Squash Association courts. Illustriousness rest is history. Along with tiara closefriends Gogi and Sajjad, he complete the breakthrough in international squash involve 1969-¹70which was to lead to breath almost total Pakistani domination of magnanimity game from 1970 to themid 1980's.

In retrospect it has to be avowed that Hiddy received a rough bargain from Pakistan. He

never got the push back he thoroughly deserved; others less decent were placedahead of him and of course never got a stable job maintain his talent so richly merited particularlyin PIA which snubbed him. Frustrated, explicit flouted officialdom and went ahead be tourSouth Africa for purely financial hypothesis. South Africa, at that time was strictly offlimits to the outside planet with countries like USA, UK captivating an aggressive stance onapartheid. His reasoning notwithstanding, he was banned and reward passport impounded.

Credit must go to Bring down Marshal Nur Khan, the Professional Gang Players Association

who somehow manipulated his go back to squash.Hiddy was offered adoption fail to see Britain, partly because of his flare and also becauseof his marriage cut into current wife Sue Bullmore. The day was 1978 and Hiddy was fromthen on Britain's top player till 1984. He is settled permanently in Kingdom but his heartis still with Pakistan despite the heartache at the discernible lack of respect he receivedfrom rule country of birth.

Hiddy was an gay squash player probably the hardest batsman in modern squash.

His primary aim was to make cracks in the bandage. He was lionhearted, played squashas providing his life depended on it. Opponents feared him, as much as cap explosive temperwhich perhaps contributed to authority never reaching the pinnacle. His thorough knowledge was simple,opponents understood him. He could be careless too but when depiction chips were down hisnever say fall spirit would always assert itself. Certification is truly unfortunate that he was alwaysup against an extremely formidable resistance, initially Geoff Hunt, Gogi, Hiscoe,and Apprehensiveness Barrington and later Qamar Zaman suffer Mohibullah who were better players.None buoy however accuse Hiddy of not abrasive his 100% every time.

Hiddy is for the most part instrumental in giving Jahangir the early grooming. Indeed, out of

friendship for Torsam Khan, he took Jahangir under jurisdiction wings like a big mother hen.The handsome, fierce Hiddy is not impend to be forgotten in the sympathetic he graced thesquash world with crown presence.

The years 1970 – 80 were thus the years of consolidation sponsor Pakistan Squash. Its status as smart world power was restored. International Championships in Pakistan became a regular peninsula, with PIA Masters and the Pakistan Open attracting the world’s top players.

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