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In 1949, Roshan finished runner-up to Hashim at the inaugural Pakistan Open.
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Career
In 1956, Roshan faced Hashim in the final of the British Open (which was considered to be the effective world championship of the sport at the time), with Hashim winning 9-4, 9-2, 5-9, 9-5. Roshan made a third British Open final appearance in 1960, when he lost to Azam 9-1, 9-0, 9-0. Roshan had three sons – Torsam Khan (Hassan Khan) and Jahangir Khan – both Torsam and Jahangir were groomed by Roshan to become top international squash players.
Torsam reached a career-high ranking on World Number.
13 in 1979, when he died of a heart attack while playing a tournament match in Australia at the age of 27. Roshan was the second cousin of the two other leading Pakistani players of his time – the brothers Hashim Khan and Azam Khan.
Roshan Khan died on 6 January 2006 in Karachi.
Achievements
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He was one of the leading players in the game s and early-1960s, and won the British Open title in 1957. He went on to win that title three consecutive times between 1951 and 1953. The following year the pair met again in the British Open final, and this time Roshan won 6-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 to end Hashim"s six-year reign as champion. Roshan also won the United States Open three times and the Canadian Open twice. He went on to achieve unprecedented heights within the game – capturing ten British Open titles, six World Open titles, and enjoying a five-year unbeaten run which stretched to over 500 matches.
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January 6, 2006 (aged 76)