Publisher's Synopsis
"In London in 1965, Anil Nayar made history by becoming the first Indian to gain world champion status in his sport when he captured the Drysdale Cup, the prize awarded to the winner of what was then regarded as the world championship tournament for juniors in squash. Widely recognized as India's greatest squash player, Nayar's breakthrough at this tournament marked a turning point in his illustrious sports career, which spanned almost four decades and brimmed with honors, accolades and championship titles around the globe. The story of this unlikely champion unfolds in the environs of Bombay's glittering Queen's Necklace, where his family moved to escape the hostilities near the newly minted border between Pakistan and India in the wake of partition when he was just a baby. As a roly-poly child, few would have guessed that the plump and insecure youngster would emerge as a world-class sportsman. But the proximity of his family's home t
