Kamran Khan (squash player)

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Kamran Khan
CountryFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Born (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)
England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Turned Pro2007
Retired2013
PlaysLeft Handed
Coached byAjaz Azmat
Kenneth Low
Racquet used Dunlop
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 58 (June 2012)
Title(s)2
Tour final(s)6
Last updated: July 2020.

Kamran Khan (born 22 February 1990 in England) is a professional squash player who represented Malaysia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 56 in January 2010. [1] [2]

He is the son to Jansher Khan, the former world No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. His Malaysian mother divorced with his father and brought Kamran back from Pakistan to Malaysia to make a living. [3] He is of Pashtun descent.

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References

  1. PSA Player Profile
  2. SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. "In search of his true self | Doha Stadium Plus". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.