Azam Khan, who won four sequential British Open titles between 1959-62, tried positive for COVID-19 a week ago and inhaled his keep going on Saturday, his child Wasil Khan, a previous British Junior Champion, affirmed the updates on the miserable end generally Azam Khan, which hit the world games circle like a wilderness fire. Himself, in the disengagement with other relatives, Wasil Khan, said that the demise of his dad was a major stun for the entire family and unquestionably for the games hovers far and wide.
Government Minister for IPC Dr. Fahmida Mirza, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan, previous World Champions Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman, Additional Secretary Ministry of IPC, having charge of DG PSB, Amina Imran Khan, Deputy DG (Technical) PSB Azam Dar, previous Sports Minister Syed Aqil Shah, Secretary Sports KP Khushal Khan, Director General Sports Asfandyar Khan Khattak, Managing Director and previous DG Sports Junaid Khan and a decent number of individuals from the games hovers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mourned the demise of amazing Azam Khan.
They communicated sympathies on the dismal end of Azam Khan, a four-time British Open Champion, who was instrumental to raise the banner of Pakistan in the realm of squash. They likewise appealed to Almighty Allah to rest his spirit in harmony and offer tolerance to the deprived family to shoulder this misfortune.
Azam Khan was the more youthful sibling of Hashim Khan and assumed a key job in his childhood. He was likewise a wellspring of motivation for Azam Khan all through his donning profession. Azam Khan propelled his squash vocation in 1952. He previously partook in the British Professional Championship (1953) where he played last with his senior sibling Hashim Khan, however, lost the match. Regardless of this, the Squash Rackets Association was hesitant to permit him to enter the British Open of 1953 on the grounds that in those days British Open Draw was restricted to just sixteen players. Azam was played a preliminary match with Brian Phillips and effectively dominated his preliminary game to play in the British Open.
Azam, who had settled in Britain, thinking back to the sixties, is one of the unmistakable individuals from the incomparable Khan line which managed global squash decades. His senior sibling, Hashim Khan, was the principal Pakistani to win the British Open in 1951.
Azam was 11 years more youthful than Hashim, who was practically similar to a dad figure to him. Since the time their dad's destruction when Azam was as yet a newborn child, Hashim had encouraged him. In 1953 Hashim took Azam to the UK with him. Azam had been preparing hard for a considerable length of time yet had little match practice when he arrived in Britain.
He got his first taste of genuine rivalry not long after showing up in London when he played for the experts against the novices. He got a match against the best player of the adversary group, Roy Wilson. Azam lost that coordinate however not before extending Wilson to full five games.
The Professional Championship was trailed by the exceedingly significant British Open.
Hashim had brought Azam to highlight right now. Be that as it may, around then, the British Open, which was the loftiest occasion in world squash, was constrained to the best 16 players. Since Azam was a newcomer, he was denied section to the occasion.
In those days there were no passing rounds. Be that as it may, one thing went in support of Azam. He had highlighted in the last of the Professionals title and accordingly had the right to partake in the British Open. It was chosen ultimately that he would get a shot at winning a spot in the draws of the British Open. A preliminary match was organized at the London Club against driving British beginner, Brian Phillips. Azam vanquished him to get a section into the competition.
He made it into the semi-finals of the competition. The other three in the last four were safeguarding champion Hashim Khan, his brother by marriage Safeerullah Khan and Roy Wilson. Lamentably, Azam was set in opposition to Hashim while Safeer confronted Roy. Safeer tumbled to the Briton while in the other semi-last Hashim crushed Azam 9-6, 4-9, 9-7, 8-10, 9-4 to enter the last.
Azam might not have highlighted in the British Open last however everybody in the squash world realized that Hashim has figured out how to set up a commendable successor. After his misfortune to Roy Wilson in the Professional versus Amateurs coordinate, Azam was never beaten by a non-Pakistani player in his whole vocation. The greater part of his thrashings came on account of Hashim either in the finals or semi-finals of significant universal competitions.
Azam kept on highlighting in every single significant occasion and his first British Open title at long last came in 1958 when Hashim had to pull out of the competition due to a physical issue. Azam proceeded to win three progressively British Open titles yet had to throw in the towel in the wake of snapping an Achilles ligament in 1963. He was as yet youthful enough and could have made an effective universal rebound however an incredible catastrophe struck when his oldest child passed on. After the passing of his child, Azam lost enthusiasm forever and surrendered any plans he had of coming back to proficient squash.
During a famous vocation, Azam highlighted in seven British Open Championships and was viewed as one of the world's absolute best creators and strategists. Indeed, even the compelling Hashim Khan would never beat a British Open last rival the way Azam steered countryman Roshan Khan in 1959 last. He won 9-1, 9-0, and 9-0 to the consternation of an irate exhibition which was left flabbergasted by the snappy result of the title coordinate.
Azam's squash ability was acquired by his child Wasil, who was a British Junior Champion during his schooldays. Yet, squash was not enthusiasm for Wasil, who today is a fruitful representative, situated in London. While Wasil didn't seek after squash as a calling, his little girl Carla carved an effective expert vocation. Carla rose to turn into a main 20 player on the planet and won a few global titles including the Pakistan Open, El-Salvador Open, Ottawa Open, and the Iranian Open.
At first, Azam Khan was filling in as a mentor in the Pakistan Air Force. Azam Khan becomes British Open boss in 1959 of every success against his nephew Mohibullah Khan. He is viewed as one of the best squash players in the squash playing world.
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