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Jansher Khan in Official Retirement

Jansher Khan in Official Retirement

Jansher Khan last appeared in competition in Maastricht, Holland two years ago. Today he official retires, new agencies reported.

Pakistan's former world number one squash champion Jansher Khan will retire from the professional circuit from his 33rd birthday on June 15, he said on Monday.

"I have made up my mind to call it a day. It has been a difficult decision but considering a two-year lay-off because of injuries, I think it is better to forget about staging one last comeback," Jansher told news agencies from the northwestern city of Peshawar. Jansher's announcement came exactly two years after his last top flight match, when he lost a Dutch Open first round match in five games to Canadian Jonathan Power, the world number one.

Jansher's annoucement also coincides with the British Open, an event dominated by Pakistanis for most of the last five decades but without a single Pakistani player in this year's main draw.

Jansher, who held the world's top ranking for almost six years and also won the World Open eight times and took six British Open titles, has struggled with knee and groin injuries. He had a series of operations for kneecap repairs but failed to find the same agility, rhythm and court coverage which made him the heir to compatriot Jahangir Khan.

Jahangir, seen as the world's greatest squash player and who is now senior vice president of World Squash Federation (PSF), retired six years ago after winning 10 British and six World Opens. "More than anything, I would remember my duels with Jahangir who has not only been a role model for me but for the squash enthusiasts the world over," Jansher said.

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