Torsam Khan (sometimes spelled "Torsan Khan") was a squash player from Pakistan. He belonged to a Pashtun family from Nave kali, Peshawar, Pakistan. He is the son of the 1957 British Open champion Roshan Khan, and the older brother of Jahangir Khan, who went on to become arguably the greatest squash player of all time. Torsam was moulded into a squash player by his father. In 1979, Torsam reached a career-high ranking of World No. 13 and was elected President of the International Squash Players Association. However that November, at the age of 27 and seemingly in excellent health, Torsam suffered a heart attack during a tournament match in Australia and died suddenly. His death profoundly affected his younger brother Jahangir, who was aged 15 at the time. Recently[when?] Jahangir revealed in a documentary telecasted on GEO Super that at the time of his death, Torsam had been on the verge of quitting as a player in order to concentrate on coaching Jahangir. Jahangir considered quitting the game himself immediately after Torsam's death, but instead decided to pursue a career in the sport as a tribute to his brother. Coached by Rahmat Khan (a cousin who was a close friend of Torsam's), Jahangir went on to achieve unprecedented heights within the game including a 555 match unbeaten streak between 1981 and 1986.
TorsamKhan (sometimes spelled "Torsan Khan") was a squash player from Pakistan. He belonged to a Pashtun family from Nave kali, Peshawar, Pakistan. He...
Khan family, he was born into a family of squash players; his father Roshan Khan won the British Open title in 1957, and his older brother was Torsam...
– TorsamKhan, Hassan Khan and Jahangir Khan – both Torsam and Jahangir were groomed by Roshan to become top international squash players. Torsam reached...
became, arguably, the greatest player in the sport's history. His other son, Torsam, was also a highly-ranked player. Nasrullah's son Rehmat also was a competitive...
Rehmat Khan. A member of the Khan family, she is the granddaughter of squash player Nasrullah Khan, the niece of squash players Jahangir Khan and Torsam Khan...
championships. Some other notable players from Pakistan include Hashim Khan, TorsamKhan, Mobillah Khan, and Qamar Zaman. The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation runs...
Pakistani players of his time Roshan Khan and Nasrullah Khan, whose sons Rehmat Khan, TorsamKhan and Jahangir Khan are also squash players. The exact birthdate...
Squash Championships. Hiddy was a close friend of TorsamKhan, the older brother of Jahangir Khan. Hiddy played an important role in helping to groom...
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