Jahangir was more of hardwork and Jansher of talent though both worked hard. Jansher was the first player who beat Jahangir regularly after the latter's unbeaten run was ended. Jansher has better record in match against Jahangir despite the inclusion of some lost matches while he was teenager. Player of the millenium should have gone to Jansher....
Please do not compare Ramy, Hisham and Shabana to the two great Pakistanis.
IT IS TOTALLY RIDICULES! Jahangir has 16 British and World open titles combined. That is over DOUBLE what Ramy, Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM. Jansher has 14 British and World Open titles. That is exactly DOUBLE the titles that Ramy,Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM! Please do not even mention there names in the same post.
Yeah good point @shadowbillyphone I feel both the Jks playing up to 11 in the current climate would be 1 and 2 in the rankings and Rodney martin and Chris Dittmar would be 3 and 4 , Reg the egyptians , Ramy , Hisham and Shabba absolute amazing players but I just cant see them doing anything against these players.Watch Jansher play Brett martin considered one of the most deceptive players ever and he did not go the wrong way once,I cant see how they could damage either Khans .
@Davisfitnessblog mate i totelly agree with u...The 2 Khan's were and still are the best that ever played that sport...If they were playing today's enviarment,with the top equipment and the format(scoring) their title's whould'v been double or triple.
The pace is slightly slower than the top players of today because training today is much more tailored to the individual, all players these days have particular diets and recovery routines.. Nicol took endurance to new level and the evidence is that those levels have to be maintained to be in the top five on the tour today..
@Davisfitnessblog To all my respect, Jansher is a superb squash player but I'll have to disagree with you. Given that there are many things have changed from equipment to strategies, from court improvements to scoring and reffing and much more. Every champion or legend is good at their days. It's hard to compare unless they are still playing PSA now. Thierry Lincou is a rare example. More so, if Jansher was still playing until now I'd like to see him play against Egyptians. Must be good.
@shadowbillyphone Please do not compare Ramy, Hisham and Shabana to the two great Pakistanis.
IT IS TOTALLY RIDICULES! Jahangir has 16 British and World open titles combined. That is over DOUBLE what Ramy, Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM. Jansher has 14 British and World Open titles. That is exactly DOUBLE the titles that Ramy,Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM! Please do not even mention there names in the same post.
Nicol took endurance to a new level? Really... If that is true why did Nicol struggle to beat Rodney Eyles (In fact he called Rodney one of his toughest opponents). I have videos of Eyles at his peak being thrashed by Chris Ditmar.
Players these days have particular diets and recovery routines...Really. Do you mean like Olympics swimming star Michael Phelps who was caught inhaling from a glass pipe used to smoke cannabis
@thesquashphilosopher you clearly have spent too much time under your bridge to know anything about squash. Having great endurance doesn't mean that you will win every match 3-0, all it means is you will be able to stay in a match longer. When an opponent's endurance matches yours, its really a matter of skill and strategy. Also, Michael Phelps is completely irrelevant. You think just because one Olympian smokes weed that everyone who has ever had great endurance is less of an athelete, you ape?
I'd have to say the players back then were better than today's simply because the top athletes from countries would play the game. Squash was a much more prestigious sport back then, there was more money in it (Jahangir became a millionaire) and top athletes from countries like the UK and Australia would play the sport. The same cannot be said of today's athletes where squash is not the first choice. Maybe Egypt is an exception but that's it. There's no money in game anymore.
Which type of camerawork do people prefer? These days the TV camera is positioned further away (so you always see the entire court), and never moves. I think I prefer this old style, where you can see the players and shots more clearly. After all, how often do you really need to see the top 1/3 of the front wall.
@thesquashphilosopher Jonathan has beaten Jansher i know for sure.. Its funny how people put these guys on a pedistole. Today's best squash players are just as fit and just as skilled. People love to romanticize the past, i see it in every fucking sport people talk about. And who really cares about who would beat who in their prime? its about who has contributed to the growth of the game the most.
Jansher Khan: 8 times World Champion; 6 times British Open Champion: 99 Career titles; World Number 1 for six years.
Jahangir Khan: 6 times World Open Champion; 10 times British Open Champion; Unbeaten in over 5 years, winning 555 matches consecutively and 546 of those 3-0 in one of the longest unbeaten runs in the history of sport: One of the true giants of world sport
Jonathan Power:1 British Open; 1 World Open; Unknown outside Toronto
Perhaps it could be you putting guys on a pedistole?
@fLcGambit Do you seriously think any current player could challenge either of these players? I take you're point about different eras of any sport but this truly was the golden era of squash.
@widebody123 i completely agree this era of squash featured a top ten in which any one player couldve been number one and the consistent number 2 in chris ditmar who is arguably up there with jansher and jahangir talent wise. If it werent for jansher ditmar wouldve dominated, this is truly the best era of squash and this level of talent and the depth of the talent will be probably never be seen again
@Moneydmja They are good. I think it is hard to compare squash from different era. For starters the racket is different! I think it is unfair to say that they are only just whacking the ball really hard. They do play strategically as well.
@Moneydmja Have you noticed that racquets do not weight the same or do not have the same area as they used to? Take a look at Jansher´s racquet. I have been playing for more than 30 years and I have seen many changes and believe me, technology plays and important role in the sport.
@Moneydmja Are you crazy or something these guys literally made squash. If your saying that Palmer and other players were better then them you should go search up some stuff. Jansher and Jahangir were the best squash players of all time. Not only that Jahangir was super fit and played strategically
@Moneydmja I'm sorry but you have no idea what you are talking about. The likes Jansher and Jahangir were absolutely amazing strategic players, no has ever been so dominant in the game as those two. The wooden rackets with a small head make it a lot harder to time the ball. Modern technology allows players today to play a more attacking style, squash was more about endurance during this period than the quick fire squash we have today. 'Not bad'... try absolute legends of game! Sorry for the rant
@darknlooking baboo ji! Jahangir Khan remained unbeatable for 555 consecutive matches which is a world record among any sports of the world today besides winning British open ;the most prestigous title 10 times in a row.No wonder he was awarded "sportsman of the melinium" award for Pakistan.
If anyone here is even suggesting that todays players could take on Jahangir and Jansher at their peak, needs a second opinion from someone who knows the game batter than they do. Not for nothing were they called 'Kings' of squash. Take it from me who has seen them in action live playing with wooden rackets which required far more effort/control than todays technology. Todays game has become far more easier with the technology and the scoring system.
I actually think that Jonathon Power and David could beat both of them because the squash is not the same as it used to be! I can't see these players play the same quality of the shots as the players do today!
Though I'm not certain as to the exact numbers, Jansher's record vs. Peter Nicol and Jonathan Power was absolutely dominant. In fact, until Peter finally broke through in the WO final in 1998, Jansher absolutely owned him. Jansher had the ability to adapt his game to changing times. To the higher tin, to the PAR 15 scoring system, to the more attacking game. He adapted and dominated all eras and to me, is tied with Jahangir for the greatest of all time title.
@abdiver12 Well, Jansher is older than them so that should be mentioned as a factor... But overall, I do agree that Jansher was the greatest ever. Nicol and Power were amazing too though.
The last rally in particular was amazing. I haven't watched a lot of vids of these guys from way back, really impressive. I don't agree completely that the game today is more exciting and has more strategy, but there is a difference between these guys and the modern game that is hard to put your finger on. I wonder if the smaller racquet made a difference? Were the balls used back then the same composition as now? Maybe it's just the length of shorts and the mustache :-) Cheers for sharing.
@Moneydmja These guys invented the modern game and especially Jansher can be taken as a prime example when he developed his style from the defensive play shown here to his more attacking style that saw him win the British Open umpteen times. He developed patterns that everyone else took up. He's the greatest ever. You can't be that dumb surely...
@Moneydmja Most pro players on the psa tour would probably tell you that Jansher is the best strategical player ever. On the point how good he was. His head-to-head record against JP was 9-2 and 12-3 against Nicol. JP and Nicol both had a head-to-head winning record over Shabana...
Great videos. Thank you. This is the best quality footage I can find of Jansher and Jahangir online. And Moneydmja: "These guys are just whacking the ball really hard instead of playing strategy". Ermmm.. I wouldn't say the difference today is anything to to with "tighter drives and lower drops". If anything modern players generate a lot more pace. No? I was watching this and wondering about the ball and the height of the tin. Seems v hard to hit winners despite incredible shotmaking.
@thesquashphilosopher Everyone and anyone gets defeated one day or the other. But no one can beat jahangir's record of 555 consecutive wins. 553 3-0 1 3-1 and 1 3-2
Jahangir IS the undisputed all-time best squash player just to put the record straight...no one has even got near 5 and half years totally unbeaten...love rodney's hot-pants in this vid...
@zac6756 That's your opinion. Hey, i have my own likes and my own opinions. These guys were not that bad at all eh? yes or no. If you favour them, say something in their favour, but dont put down my compliments
@Moneydmja I think the way they play is not void of strategy. I think the rackets they had back then had a lot to do with what shots they felt were secure to play. Strategy was there even then
@xedvux jansher khan is the best plyr to be seen in squash court...jahangir khan was a great hard working plyr but jansher was god gifted...plz upload more videos of jansher if u hav...that will be a great favour from u to all jansher fans...thnx for this upload..cheers
Jahangir was more of hardwork and Jansher of talent though both worked hard. Jansher was the first player who beat Jahangir regularly after the latter's unbeaten run was ended. Jansher has better record in match against Jahangir despite the inclusion of some lost matches while he was teenager. Player of the millenium should have gone to Jansher....
ricwhk 1 month ago
i don't care about era....Jansher is still better than all of today's top players....
ricwhk 1 month ago
Please do not compare Ramy, Hisham and Shabana to the two great Pakistanis.
IT IS TOTALLY RIDICULES! Jahangir has 16 British and World open titles combined. That is over DOUBLE what Ramy, Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM. Jansher has 14 British and World Open titles. That is exactly DOUBLE the titles that Ramy,Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM! Please do not even mention there names in the same post.
thesquashphilosopher 2 months ago
@thesquashphilosopher relativity
simmy3000 1 month ago
Yeah good point @shadowbillyphone I feel both the Jks playing up to 11 in the current climate would be 1 and 2 in the rankings and Rodney martin and Chris Dittmar would be 3 and 4 , Reg the egyptians , Ramy , Hisham and Shabba absolute amazing players but I just cant see them doing anything against these players.Watch Jansher play Brett martin considered one of the most deceptive players ever and he did not go the wrong way once,I cant see how they could damage either Khans .
Davisfitnessblog 2 months ago
@Davisfitnessblog mate i totelly agree with u...The 2 Khan's were and still are the best that ever played that sport...If they were playing today's enviarment,with the top equipment and the format(scoring) their title's whould'v been double or triple.
77cyclone 2 months ago
@Davisfitnessblog
77cyclone 2 months ago
This match is ancient, look at how small the rackets they used are
ShahTastic 3 months ago
The pace is slightly slower than the top players of today because training today is much more tailored to the individual, all players these days have particular diets and recovery routines.. Nicol took endurance to new level and the evidence is that those levels have to be maintained to be in the top five on the tour today..
171rossi 3 months ago
@171rossi lol pace is joke mate , both these players would chop everyone in the current top ten easy .
Davisfitnessblog 3 months ago
@Davisfitnessblog To all my respect, Jansher is a superb squash player but I'll have to disagree with you. Given that there are many things have changed from equipment to strategies, from court improvements to scoring and reffing and much more. Every champion or legend is good at their days. It's hard to compare unless they are still playing PSA now. Thierry Lincou is a rare example. More so, if Jansher was still playing until now I'd like to see him play against Egyptians. Must be good.
shadowbillyphone 2 months ago
@shadowbillyphone Please do not compare Ramy, Hisham and Shabana to the two great Pakistanis.
IT IS TOTALLY RIDICULES! Jahangir has 16 British and World open titles combined. That is over DOUBLE what Ramy, Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM. Jansher has 14 British and World Open titles. That is exactly DOUBLE the titles that Ramy,Hisham and Shabana have BETWEEN THEM! Please do not even mention there names in the same post.
thesquashphilosopher 2 months ago
@171rossi
Nicol took endurance to a new level? Really... If that is true why did Nicol struggle to beat Rodney Eyles (In fact he called Rodney one of his toughest opponents). I have videos of Eyles at his peak being thrashed by Chris Ditmar.
Players these days have particular diets and recovery routines...Really. Do you mean like Olympics swimming star Michael Phelps who was caught inhaling from a glass pipe used to smoke cannabis
thesquashphilosopher 2 months ago
@thesquashphilosopher you clearly have spent too much time under your bridge to know anything about squash. Having great endurance doesn't mean that you will win every match 3-0, all it means is you will be able to stay in a match longer. When an opponent's endurance matches yours, its really a matter of skill and strategy. Also, Michael Phelps is completely irrelevant. You think just because one Olympian smokes weed that everyone who has ever had great endurance is less of an athelete, you ape?
marcopolo359 1 month ago
funny sport..
mtksbctk 3 months ago
I'd have to say the players back then were better than today's simply because the top athletes from countries would play the game. Squash was a much more prestigious sport back then, there was more money in it (Jahangir became a millionaire) and top athletes from countries like the UK and Australia would play the sport. The same cannot be said of today's athletes where squash is not the first choice. Maybe Egypt is an exception but that's it. There's no money in game anymore.
abdiver12 4 months ago
Which type of camerawork do people prefer? These days the TV camera is positioned further away (so you always see the entire court), and never moves. I think I prefer this old style, where you can see the players and shots more clearly. After all, how often do you really need to see the top 1/3 of the front wall.
chuckeenz 6 months ago
@thesquashphilosopher Jonathan has beaten Jansher i know for sure.. Its funny how people put these guys on a pedistole. Today's best squash players are just as fit and just as skilled. People love to romanticize the past, i see it in every fucking sport people talk about. And who really cares about who would beat who in their prime? its about who has contributed to the growth of the game the most.
fLcGambit 8 months ago
Jansher Khan: 8 times World Champion; 6 times British Open Champion: 99 Career titles; World Number 1 for six years.
Jahangir Khan: 6 times World Open Champion; 10 times British Open Champion; Unbeaten in over 5 years, winning 555 matches consecutively and 546 of those 3-0 in one of the longest unbeaten runs in the history of sport: One of the true giants of world sport
Jonathan Power:1 British Open; 1 World Open; Unknown outside Toronto
Perhaps it could be you putting guys on a pedistole?
thesquashphilosopher 8 months ago
@fLcGambit Do you seriously think any current player could challenge either of these players? I take you're point about different eras of any sport but this truly was the golden era of squash.
widebody123 6 months ago
@widebody123 i completely agree this era of squash featured a top ten in which any one player couldve been number one and the consistent number 2 in chris ditmar who is arguably up there with jansher and jahangir talent wise. If it werent for jansher ditmar wouldve dominated, this is truly the best era of squash and this level of talent and the depth of the talent will be probably never be seen again
chubrock1121 4 months ago
wow Martin is an excellent player, but Jansher is from another world
fLcGambit 8 months ago
is squash faster on tv or slower? ive never really known the difference XD
hordey123 8 months ago
@Moneydmja They are good. I think it is hard to compare squash from different era. For starters the racket is different! I think it is unfair to say that they are only just whacking the ball really hard. They do play strategically as well.
hwasungmars 9 months ago
no way..
imransquash11 9 months ago
@Moneydmja Have you noticed that racquets do not weight the same or do not have the same area as they used to? Take a look at Jansher´s racquet. I have been playing for more than 30 years and I have seen many changes and believe me, technology plays and important role in the sport.
Isaacmayorga22 10 months ago
Jansher's movement was the best ever. Hands down.
The new light racquets, the lower tin, and the shorter scoring makes retrieving and smooth movement less important today.
1worldcurrency 10 months ago
@Moneydmja Are you crazy or something these guys literally made squash. If your saying that Palmer and other players were better then them you should go search up some stuff. Jansher and Jahangir were the best squash players of all time. Not only that Jahangir was super fit and played strategically
crktfrk 10 months ago
@Moneydmja I'm sorry but you have no idea what you are talking about. The likes Jansher and Jahangir were absolutely amazing strategic players, no has ever been so dominant in the game as those two. The wooden rackets with a small head make it a lot harder to time the ball. Modern technology allows players today to play a more attacking style, squash was more about endurance during this period than the quick fire squash we have today. 'Not bad'... try absolute legends of game! Sorry for the rant
inghell 11 months ago
@darknlooking baboo ji! Jahangir Khan remained unbeatable for 555 consecutive matches which is a world record among any sports of the world today besides winning British open ;the most prestigous title 10 times in a row.No wonder he was awarded "sportsman of the melinium" award for Pakistan.
786Humaira 11 months ago
If anyone here is even suggesting that todays players could take on Jahangir and Jansher at their peak, needs a second opinion from someone who knows the game batter than they do. Not for nothing were they called 'Kings' of squash. Take it from me who has seen them in action live playing with wooden rackets which required far more effort/control than todays technology. Todays game has become far more easier with the technology and the scoring system.
MrArain16 11 months ago
@Moneydmja
When you compare these players to the squash players of today ... don't forget to compare the racquets too!
squaresensei 11 months ago 2
@thesquashphilosopher this is hardball right?
janvierc 11 months ago
Great to watch the greats playing. The best players of the modern game would be beaten so bad they would not comprehend what happened to them
widebody123 1 year ago
awesome match.
acme2006 1 year ago
@thesquashphilosopher
i believe he is, lol. dont bother replying to him.
jonnyjumpsalot 1 year ago
I actually think that Jonathon Power and David could beat both of them because the squash is not the same as it used to be! I can't see these players play the same quality of the shots as the players do today!
ZhadowGamer 1 year ago
@ZhadowGamer as mcenroe can defeat federer and jordan can defeat wayne....jansher can defeat those fools.
PlatinumSoldier8794 1 year ago
Though I'm not certain as to the exact numbers, Jansher's record vs. Peter Nicol and Jonathan Power was absolutely dominant. In fact, until Peter finally broke through in the WO final in 1998, Jansher absolutely owned him. Jansher had the ability to adapt his game to changing times. To the higher tin, to the PAR 15 scoring system, to the more attacking game. He adapted and dominated all eras and to me, is tied with Jahangir for the greatest of all time title.
abdiver12 1 year ago
@abdiver12 Well, Jansher is older than them so that should be mentioned as a factor... But overall, I do agree that Jansher was the greatest ever. Nicol and Power were amazing too though.
Monkey200728 1 year ago
the technique is the same the technology of the rackets provide more accurate drops and tighter drives
ltzakos 1 year ago
@Moneydmja give to the "new players" a hardball and a wood racquet and lets see if they really know how to play squash.
PlatinumSoldier8794 1 year ago
@PlatinumSoldier8794 the ball they are using is not a hard ball, get informed. Hard balls where only used in america.
robertoazmitia 1 year ago
@robertoazmitia maybe they didn´t use a hardball, but they played with heavier, smaller and slower racquets,
PlatinumSoldier8794 1 year ago
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@robertoazmitia maybe they didn´t use a hardball, but they played with heavier, smaller and slower racquets,
PlatinumSoldier8794 1 year ago
@robertoazmitia maybe they didn´t use a hardball, but they played with heavier, smaller and slower racquets.
PlatinumSoldier8794 1 year ago
@Moneydmja You are so wrong
Xavierthegreat666 1 year ago
The last rally in particular was amazing. I haven't watched a lot of vids of these guys from way back, really impressive. I don't agree completely that the game today is more exciting and has more strategy, but there is a difference between these guys and the modern game that is hard to put your finger on. I wonder if the smaller racquet made a difference? Were the balls used back then the same composition as now? Maybe it's just the length of shorts and the mustache :-) Cheers for sharing.
Bart2000AD 1 year ago
@Moneydmja These guys invented the modern game and especially Jansher can be taken as a prime example when he developed his style from the defensive play shown here to his more attacking style that saw him win the British Open umpteen times. He developed patterns that everyone else took up. He's the greatest ever. You can't be that dumb surely...
streettuff 1 year ago
@Moneydmja Most pro players on the psa tour would probably tell you that Jansher is the best strategical player ever. On the point how good he was. His head-to-head record against JP was 9-2 and 12-3 against Nicol. JP and Nicol both had a head-to-head winning record over Shabana...
ArnthorJon 1 year ago
Great videos. Thank you. This is the best quality footage I can find of Jansher and Jahangir online. And Moneydmja: "These guys are just whacking the ball really hard instead of playing strategy". Ermmm.. I wouldn't say the difference today is anything to to with "tighter drives and lower drops". If anything modern players generate a lot more pace. No? I was watching this and wondering about the ball and the height of the tin. Seems v hard to hit winners despite incredible shotmaking.
squishymcsquashy 1 year ago
@thesquashphilosopher Everyone and anyone gets defeated one day or the other. But no one can beat jahangir's record of 555 consecutive wins. 553 3-0 1 3-1 and 1 3-2
arshadhasan 1 year ago
with these rackets, the sound of the ball in the wall is very different from that of today, even the tactic and the shots, look different.
Very nice match
xtarnat 1 year ago
Crazy rally at the end there WOW!
Pakman12344 1 year ago
Jahangir IS the undisputed all-time best squash player just to put the record straight...no one has even got near 5 and half years totally unbeaten...love rodney's hot-pants in this vid...
trickhoseroff 1 year ago
@Moneydmja jansher khan is only the greatest player to ever live & you're saying "these two guys here arent that bad at all eh?"
zac6756 1 year ago
@zac6756 That's your opinion. Hey, i have my own likes and my own opinions. These guys were not that bad at all eh? yes or no. If you favour them, say something in their favour, but dont put down my compliments
Moneydmja 1 year ago
@Moneydmja I think the way they play is not void of strategy. I think the rackets they had back then had a lot to do with what shots they felt were secure to play. Strategy was there even then
hashkenhabib 1 year ago
Superb, love watching these older matches
Wmffra3 1 year ago
wow.. I just noticed that I watched the last rally with my mouth hanging open in awe!!! Damn, these guys were amazing!!!
anshumanutube 1 year ago
great vid.
darbocity 1 year ago
the last rally was CRAZZYYYY!!
muby88 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing!
jdcontrol 1 year ago
correct me if i'm wrong, but they only play long balls.
volleys are very rare!
squashjunkiepete 1 year ago
@squashjunkiepete you're wrong, i saw plenty of volleys.
zac6756 1 year ago
Long physical rallies ..much more fun to watch..thanks for uploading
razamust 1 year ago
jansher is the best :)
895online 1 year ago
Great video of the great Jansher Khan, what a movement this man had, absolutely fantastic, enjoyed every minute of it...keep these videos cumming !!!
Squashball45 1 year ago
increible
TAIPERRE 1 year ago
Great video! Thanks, keep 'em coming.
sarantakis 2 years ago
you truley are a squash philosoper for shearing this top vid with us.many thanks.
bobski2601 2 years ago
Keep it simple.
Squash - Jansher Khan vs. Rodney Martin = Title
Squash Pakistan Australia Jansher Khan Rodney Martin = Tags
xedvux 2 years ago
You should fix the title and tags of this great video, so more people can watch it.
xedvux 2 years ago
@xedvux jansher khan is the best plyr to be seen in squash court...jahangir khan was a great hard working plyr but jansher was god gifted...plz upload more videos of jansher if u hav...that will be a great favour from u to all jansher fans...thnx for this upload..cheers
77cyclone 1 year ago
@77cyclone Why are you telling me this? :S
xedvux 1 year ago
@xedvux dude i jst wanted to say that if you have more videos of jansher ,please upload them on youtube ...all the aquash lovers will be greatful .
77cyclone 1 year ago
wow! thank you
usawithlove 2 years ago
How can you be so fast and look so relaxed at the same time? Unbelievable movement!
ArnthorJon 2 years ago 2
that was awesome
nzshellblah 2 years ago